Ghanaian companies seconding staff to ECOWAS partner states — Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal — or to other AfCFTA signatories must determine whether seconded employees retain Ghanaian SSNIT coverage or enrol in the host-country social security scheme, obtain work permits and produce a documentary paper trail that satisfies payroll and tax requirements in both jurisdictions.
The company has no documented policy on whether seconded employees remain in the Ghanaian SSNIT tier-1/tier-2 scheme — resulting in inconsistent treatment across different assignments and potential retrospective claims from SSNIT.
Payroll module with per-assignment social security configuration that documents the applicable jurisdiction, generates the required SSNIT contribution evidence and flags when host-country enrolment is required instead.
Work permits, assignment contracts and health clearance certificates are tracked in email threads — renewals are missed until the employee is already at the destination and the permit has lapsed.
Documented assignment workflow with deadline tracking and automated reminders for work permit renewals, assignment contract expiry and health clearance revalidation, dispatched well in advance.
Social security jurisdiction on record and automated renewal reminders.
