Section 56, The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act, 2016

(1) For each of its operations, an operator or contractormay retain a maximum of fifty percent of management positions as may be approved by the Agency as expatriate positions representing investor groups during the first five years of its establishment after which it may retain a maximum of forty percent of management positions as may be approved by the Agency as expatriate positions representing the investor groups. (2) An operator or contractor may retain a maximum of fifty percent of intermediate positions as may be approved by the Agency as expatriate positions during the first five years of its establishment after which it may retain a maximum of twenty percent of intermediate positions as may be approved by the Agency as expatriate positions. (3) Upon the commencement of this Act, an operator or contractor shall make an application to, and receive the approval of the Agency before making any application for an expatriate quota to the Minister responsible for labour or any other ministry, department or agency of the Government of Sierra Leone. 30 31 Establishment of project office. Personnel office. Office in the community of operation. Employment and training. Employment of citizens. employment fo r Expatriates. No. 3 The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act 2016 No. 3 The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act 2016 (4) The application referred to in subsection 3 shall be detailed and shall include- (a) job titles; (b) description of responsibilities; (c) the duration of the proposed employment in Sierra Leone; (d) the curriculum vitae of the expatriate staff; (e) the remuneration, allowances and other emoluments of the expatriate staff; (f) evidence of advertisements or other publications of the job openings including the job description; (g) justification for the hiring of the expatriate staff; and (h) any other information required by the Work permit Committee established under section 34B of the General Law Business Start Up Act 2007 for the purposes of implementing this Act. (5) All projects or contracts whose total budget exceeds fifty million United States Dollars ($50,000,000.00) equivalent in Leones shall contain a "Labour Clause" mandating the use of a minimum percentage of Sierra Leonean labour in specific cadres as may be stipulated by the Agency. (6) All operators or contractors and other entities operating in Sierra Leone shall employ only citizens in junior and intermediate cadres or any other corresponding grades designated by the operator or contractor.