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Employment Rights Act

repealed (no longer in force). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today. The records juris holds show this law as repealed.

Later amending instruments held: Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (Act No 4 of 2017), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (Act No 10 of 2017), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act No 11 of 2018).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Application of Act
  4. PART II: AGREEMENTS
  5. 4 Discrimination in employment and occupation
  6. 5 Agreements
  7. 6 Capacity of workers
  8. 7 Liability for act or omission of another person
  9. 8 Written particulars of work agreement
  10. 9 Continuous employment
  11. 10 Consideration for full-time employment
  12. 11 Transfer to part-time work
  13. PART III: MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT
  14. 12 Employment of children and young persons
  15. 13 Record of young persons
  16. PART IV: HOURS OF WORK
  17. 14 Normal working hours
  18. 15 Notional calculation of basic hourly rate
  19. 16 Overtime
  20. 17 Public holiday
  21. 18 Meal and tea breaks
  22. 19 Meal allowance
  23. PART V: REMUNERATION
  24. 20 Equal remuneration for work of equal value
  25. 21 Payment of remuneration
  26. 22 Deduction
  27. 23 Payment of remuneration to a part-time worker
  28. 24 Payment of remuneration in special circumstances
  29. 25 Payment of remuneration due on termination of agreement
  30. PART VI: OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
  31. 26 Transport of workers
  32. 27 Annual leave
  33. 28 Sick leave
  34. 29 Medical facilities
  35. 30 Maternity benefits
  36. 31 Paternity leave
  37. 31A End of year bonus
  38. 32 Other facilities
  39. PART VII: ENTITLEMENT OF WORKERS IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY
  40. 33 Interpretation of Part VII
  41. 35 Workers employed by job contractor
  42. PART VIII: TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
  43. 36 Termination of agreement
  44. 37 Notice of termination of agreement
  45. 38 Protection against termination of agreement
  46. 39 Worker under notice of termination
  47. PART VIIIA: REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE AND CLOSING DOWN OF ENTERPRISE
  48. 39A Employment Promotion and Protection Division
  49. 39B Reduction of workforce
  50. PART IX: WORKFARE PROGRAMME
  51. 40 Interpretation of Part IX
  52. 41 Workfare Programme
  53. 42 Eligibility to join the Workfare Programme
  54. 43 Election for Workfare Programme
  55. 44 Transition Unemployment Benefit
  56. 45 Establishment of Workfare Programme Fund
  57. PART X: COMPENSATION
  58. 46 Payment of severance allowance
  59. 47 Payment of recycling fee
  60. 47A Recovery of recycling fee by Director-General inserted by Act No 4 of 2017
  61. PART X: COMPENSATION
  62. 48 Deductions from severance allowance
  63. 49 Gratuity on retirement
  64. 49A Gratuity at death
  65. 50 Death grant
  66. 51 Certificate of employment
  67. 52 Termination of appointment under the Constitution
  68. 53 Contractual worker
  69. PART XI: VIOLENCE AT WORK
  70. 54 Violence at work
  71. PART XII: JOB CONTRACTORS
  72. 56 Joint liability of employer and job contractor
  73. 57
  74. PART XIII: RECORDS AND ADMINISTRATION
  75. 58 Register of employers
  76. 59 Keeping of records
  77. 60 Labour inspection
  78. 61 Power to make enquiries
  79. 62 Power to summon
  80. 63 Complaint procedure
  81. PART XIV: LABOUR ADVISORY COUNCIL
  82. 64 Establishment of Council
  83. 65 Functions of Council
  84. 66 Meetings of Council
  85. PART XV: MISCELLANEOUS
  86. 66A Protection from liability
  87. 67 Offences
  88. 68 Regulations
  89. SECOND SCHEDULE
  90. 1
  91. 2 National Pensions Registration Number/numéro d’enregistrement de la pension
  92. 3 Business Registration Number/National Identity Card Number of employer/
  93. 4
  94. 5
  95. 6
  96. 7
  97. 8 National Identity Card Number/Passport No. (non-citizens)/numéro de la carte
  98. 9
  99. 10
  100. 11 Date of commencement of agreement/date du début du contrat/dat
  101. 12
  102. 13 Grade, class or category of employment/qualité, classe ou catégorie d'emploi/
  103. 14 Rate and particulars of remuneration/taux et détails de rémunération/tarif ek
  104. 15
  105. 16
  106. FOURTH SCHEDULE
  107. 1
  108. 2
  109. 3
  110. 4
  111. 5
  112. 6
  113. 7
  114. 8
  115. 9
  116. 10 Number of hours of extra work performed and the corresponding extra payment
  117. 11
  118. 12
  119. 13
  120. 14
  121. 15
  122. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  123. 1 Particulars of employer
  124. 2 Particulars of worker
  125. 3 Details of employment
  126. SIXTH SCHEDULE
  127. 1 Particulars of employer
  128. 2 Particulars of worker
  129. 3 Details of employment
  130. EIGHTH SCHEDULE
  131. 1
  132. 2
  133. 3