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2022 Score

46.5

Score Decrease

2020 Score

51.5

Rating

Total Lack of
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

40

Decent
Working Hours

40

Employment
Security

20

Family
Responsibilities

25

Maternity
at Work

20

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

60

Child &
Forced Labour

75

Trade
Union

25

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Trade Union

Fair Wages

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§20 & 21 of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§38(4) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?No0§37 (1-3) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§38 (1b) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?No0§38 (5) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?No0§36 (1) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§88 (1) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?No0§88A(1a) of the Employment Act 1968

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§95A of Employment Act, 1968
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?No0§9 of Employment Act, 1968
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?No0§10 of Employment Act, 1968
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?No0No provision

Family Responsibilities

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?No0§12E(2), (5) and (7) of Child Development Co-Savings Act (Ch. 38A)
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?Yes1§12H of Child Development Co-Savings Act (Ch. 38A)
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?No0No applicable legal prohibitions could be located
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?No0§9 of Child Development Co-Savings Act (Ch. 38A); §76 of Employment Act 1968
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§9, 9A & 10 of Child Development Co-Savings Act (Ch. 38A)
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?No0§9, 9A & 10 of Child Development Co-Savings Act (Ch. 38A)
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§65 of Work Injury Compensation Act, 2008
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§12 (3e), 14(4e) & 31 (1 & 2) of Work Injury Compensation Act, 2008
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1s3(1) of Employment (Female Workmen) Regulations 1988 (under Employment Act 1968)
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?Yes1§65 of Work Injury Compensation Act, 2008

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?Yes1Central Provident Fund Act 1953
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?Yes1Central Provident Fund Act 1953
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?No0§89 of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?Yes1Central Provident Fund Act 1953

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?No0No provision
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?Yes1§3, 4 & 11 of Protection from Harassment Act, 2014
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?No0No applicable provisions could be located
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?Yes1§46(2) of Women's Charter
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?Yes1§77 of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1Section 67A & 68(1) of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?Yes1Section 2-3 of the Compulsory Education Act, 2000
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?No0Section 67A of the Employment Act 1968
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1Section 2, 3(1) & 4(1) (a) (b) of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?No0§28(3) of the Trade Union Act 1940
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?Yes1§18-26 of Industrial Relations Act 1960
Does the law provide for the right to strike?No0§27(1) of the Trade Union Act 1940
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?No0§2-8 & 10 of Trade Disputes Act 1941