
Hire contractors in Uganda
Hiring contractors in Uganda? Rippling can help you onboard and pay Ugandan contractors in a single system. In just a few clicks, you can localize onboarding, provision IT and app access, and run payroll for your contractors in Uganda—while staying compliant with local laws.
Avg Time to Hiring
Less than 5 minutes
Currency
UGX
Time Zone
GMT+3 (Kampala)

at a glance
Hiring contractors in Uganda can be a rollercoaster
According to the World Bank, Uganda’s economy is expected to grow more than 6% a year in the immediate future. If you want to hire one of Uganda’s 46 million residents as an independent contractor, you have to comply with the Ugandan Employment Act and ensure you’re not misclassifying workers. Rippling can help you grow your global team with confidence—all while paying contractors in their local currency of Ugandan shillings.

Worry-free Compliance
Avoid misclassifying contractors in Uganda
Rippling can help you avoid costly misclassification mistakes. Worried that your Ugandan contractors are misclassified? Try our free classification assessment to find out.
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Support your Ugandan contractors right out of the box with Rippling
Simplified Onboarding
Onboard contractors in Uganda in 90 seconds
Rippling makes it incredibly easy to set up your Ugandan contractors. Adapt everything—from contractor data fields and documents to currencies—based on their work location, comply with local laws using built-in consulting agreement templates, and provision app access with a few clicks.


Global Workforce Management
Seamlessly transition contractors to employees
As your business grows, your workforce needs change. You can easily transition a contractor to an employee in minutes while preserving any historical data. Hire and pay via Rippling EOR, or pay them through your own entity with Rippling Global Payroll.

APP & IT MANAGEMENT
Set up and manage your Ugandan contractors’ IT needs
Give contractors access to apps like Google Workspace and Slack with a few clicks—and remove it just as easily at the end of their contracts. You can increase security by enforcing multi-factor authentication and even set up workflows to automatically alert you of any suspicious login activity.

Contractor Compensation
Easily pay Ugandan contractors in UGX
Set payments in USD or their local currency, and easily pay all contractors in a single pay run, no matter where they are located. And if you need to pay someone off-cycle for a late invoice or add in a reimbursement? Rippling can take care of that.