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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? | Yes | 1 | §241 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) |
Score on the Minimum Wage component improved due to revision of minimum wage after 1 January 2022.
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| Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §242-246 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §188 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §186, 194 & 195 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §182 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §148 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §148 & 185 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? | Yes | 1 | §191-193 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §2 of the Law on National and Local Holidays and National Celebration Dates (No. 10/11 of 16 February 2011) | No Change |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §204 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| 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 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §16 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | Score improved due to a legislative reform |
| Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? | Yes | 1 | §18 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §286 & 305 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §308 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | Score adjusted because of availability of a legal source |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? | No | 0 | §218 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §175-178 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §30 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §24 & 25 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | Score improved due to a legislative reform |
| Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §31-34 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §5-7 of the Presidential Decree on Maternity Protection (No. 8/11 of 7 January 2011) | Score improved due to a legislative reform |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §34 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §9-11 of the Presidential Decree on Maternity Protection (No. 8/11 of 7 January 2011) | No Change |
| 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 | §9-11 & 32 of the Presidential Decree on Maternity Protection (No. 8/11 of 7 January 2011) | No Change |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §30, 35, 267 & 283 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? | Yes | 1 | §135 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §25 of the Decreto núm. 31/94, de 5 de agosto | No Change |
| Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? | Yes | 1 | §135 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §14 & 11 of the Decreto núm. 31/94, de 5 de agosto | No Change |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §30 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? | Yes | 1 | §144 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); Decree no. 53/05 on occupational diseases and accidents; Decreto núm. 31/94, de 5 de agosto | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age benefit? | Yes | 1 | Decreto nº 299/20, de 23 de novembro; ISSA Country Profile for Angola | No Change |
| Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? | Yes | 1 | Decreto nº 50/05, de 8 de Agosto; ISSA Country Profile for Angola | No Change |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? | No | 0 | §226 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §28 & 237 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §186 of Law no. 38/20, of 11 November 2020; §282 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §21(h) & 23 of the Constitution of Angola 2010; §19 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §212 of Law no. 38/20, of 11 November 2020 | No Change |
| Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? | No | 0 | §21(k) of the Constitution of Angola 2010; §28 & 29 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); Decreto Presidencial n.º 29/17 de 22 de fevereiro | No Change |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? | Yes | 1 | Decreto Presidencial n.º 97/22 de 02 de maio; Decreto Presidencial n.º 110/22 de 12 de maio | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §10 & 37 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023) | No Change |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §8, 12, 17, 27 & 31 of the Basic Law of the Education System, 2016 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §40 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); Joint Exec Decree on Hazardous Occupations (No. 171/10) | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §60, Constitution 2010; §5 of the General Labour Law (No. 12/23 of 27 December 2023); §178 of Law no. 38/20, (Penal Code) | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §50 of the Constitution 2010; §4-17 of the Trade Union Act, 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §50 of the Constitution, 2010; §01 of the Trade Union Act, 1992; Collective Bargaining Act, 1992; CEACR, C98, Obs. 2023 | No Change |
| Does the law provide the right to strike? | No | 0 | §51 of the Constitution 2010; Strike Law 1991 (Lei n°. 23/91 de 15 de Junho); CEACR, C87, DR 2023 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? | Yes | 1 | No violative legal provisions could be located | No Change |