Newly added in
Labour Rights Index 2024

2024 Score

63

2022 Score

-

2020 Score

-

Rating

Limited Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

0

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

60

Family
Responsibilities

50

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

75

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

80

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

25

Fair Wages - 0

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? No 0 §30 of Georgia’s Constitution of 1995; §14 of Law of Georgia on Facilitating Employment, 2020
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? No 0 §41 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? No 0 §27 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? No 0 §27 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located

Decent Working Hours - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1 §24(2) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1 §24(7) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1 §30 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? Yes 1 §31 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010

Employment Security - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? Yes 1 §12-14 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? Yes 1 §12 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? No 0 §17 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? Yes 1 §48 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? No 0 §48 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010

Family Responsibilities - 50

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? Yes 1 §48 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? Yes 1 §24 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010

Maternity at Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? Yes 1 §5 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? Yes 1 §37 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1 §39 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? Yes 1 §39 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1 §4 & 47(5)(c) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010

Safe Work - 75

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1 §5(f) and 6(2)(g) of the Law on Occupational Safety & Health, 2019
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1 §5(2) and 6(2)(h) of the Law on Occupational Safety & Health, 2019
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1 §20(6 & 7) & 45(7) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? No 0 §45(6) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §5(9) of the Law on Occupational Safety & Health, 2019

Social Security - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1 §3 & 21 of the Law on Accumulative Pensions 2018; §5 & 7 of the Law on State Pensions 2005
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1 ISSA Country Profile for Georgia
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? No 0 No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? No 0 §46 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1 ISSA Country Profile for Georgia

Fair Treatment - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? No 0 §4 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1 §4, 77(1) & 78 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1 §4 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §1 of the Law on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, 2014
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? Yes 1 §4 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §1 of the Law on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination, 2014
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1 §2 & 3 of the Law on Accumulative Pensions, 2018

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1 §10 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? Yes 1 §1(n), 6(6) & 9 of the Law on General Education, 2005
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1 §10(5) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §5(6) of the Law on Occupational Safety & Health, 2019
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1 §79(1) of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §143(1) & 168-169 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, 1999

Freedom of Association - 25

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? No 0 §26 of the Constitution of Georgia, 1995; §1, 2(9) of the Law Of Georgia on Trade Unions,1997; §52 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; CEACR, C87, Obs 2021; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (Georgia)
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? Yes 1 §12 of the Law Of Georgia on Trade Unions,1997; §55 & 56 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (Georgia)
Does the law provide the right to strike? No 0 §26 of the Constitution of Georgia, 1995; §13 of the Law Of Georgia on Trade Unions,1997; §64(3), 65 & 66 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010;
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? No 0 §348 of the Criminal Code of Georgia,1999 §26 of the Constitution of Georgia, 1995; §68 of the Labour Code of Georgia, 2010; §13 of the Law Of Georgia on Trade Unions,1997

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.

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