Starting your first job comes with a stack of admin. Here is an ordered checklist so nothing is missed.
Before signing
- Read the full contract, including annexes (internal rules, ethics charter).
- Verify mandatory clauses — parties’ identities, role, duration (CDD) or CDI, pay and its breakdown, hours, applicable collective agreement, probation.
- Clarify bonuses and perks — 13th month, performance bonus, transport, meals, phone, company car, supplementary health insurance.
- Negotiate if possible — the range is always wider before signing.
On day one
- Bring CIN copies, diplomas, bank details (RIB), ID photos, prior-employer attestations if any.
- Sign the contract in two copies — one for you, one for the employer.
- Ask about your CNSS number if you don’t have one (it is activated on first declaration); see the CNSS guide.
- Check enrolment in any supplementary mutual if offered.
In the first week
- Log in to macnss.ma and confirm your employer has declared you.
- Obtain your AMO card and those of your dependants (spouse, children).
- Open or confirm a bank account for the salary to land in.
- Get familiar with internal rules and the HR workflow.
On first payday
- Read the payslip carefully; see understanding your payslip.
- Confirm your CNSS number is shown.
- Confirm contractual bonuses are paid.
- Keep every payslip for life — you will need them to prove your career in any dispute or at retirement.
Rights to activate / verify
- AMO — rights open after the waiting period;
- Family allowances if you have dependent children;
- Daily-allowance eligibility for sickness or maternity;
- Pension contributions — CNSS plus CIMR if the employer is enrolled.
Watch-outs
- Non-compete clause — check geographic scope, duration and financial counterpart. A non-compete without consideration is usually unenforceable.
- Mobility clause — beware of imposed relocations.
- Overtime — confirm the counting and premium rules.
- Probation — know its length and termination rules.