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Approaching Access to Decent Work
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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 | The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999; National Minimum Wage Act, 1998 | No Change |
| Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §1 & 8-10 of Employee Rights Act 1996; Regulation 10 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 | No Change |
| Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §21 and 24 of the Working Time Regulations, 1998 | No Change |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §234 of Employment Rights Act (ERA), 1996; Regulation 4 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §4 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 | No Change |
| Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? | Yes | 1 | §11 & 23 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §13 & 13-A, 15, 16 & 18 of Working Time Regulations 1998 | 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 | §1-4 of Employment Rights Act (ERA), 1996 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | Regulation 8 (2 & 5) of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 | No Change |
| Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? | No | 0 | §108 of the ERA amended by the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012) | No Change |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? | No | 0 | §108 of the Employment Rights Act (ERA), 1996 | No Change |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §135, 155 & 162 of the Employment Rights Act (ERA), 1996; Schedule to the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §76-77 of ERA, 1996; The Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations, 1999; Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 | No Change |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? | Yes | 1 | §80A & 80AA of ERA, 1996; §45 of the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 | No Change |
| Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §80(F-H) of Employment Rights Act 1996; The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992; §71-73 of Employment Rights Act 1996 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §39 of the Equality Act, 2010 | No Change |
| Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §71-73 of Employment Rights Act 1996 | No Change |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §2-6 of The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations, 1986; The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 | 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 | §2-6 of The Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations, 1986; The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999 | No Change |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §99 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; §20 of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? | Yes | 1 | §2(2e) & Schedule III of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974; Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? | Yes | 1 | §2(2c & 3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974 | No Change |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | Regulation 16-18 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? | Yes | 1 | §94-111 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age benefit? | Yes | 1 | Pensions Act 2014; §43-55 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? | Yes | 1 | Pensions Act 2014; §36-42 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? | Yes | 1 | §25-30 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §31-32 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 | No Change |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? | Yes | 1 | §33-34 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; Pensions Act 2014 | 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 | §64-71 of the Equality Act 2010; Equal Opportunities Act 2006 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §26(2), 40, 120(1)(a) and 124(2)(b) of the Equality Act 2010; §26 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §4, 9, 13 & 19 of the Equality Act 2010; §13 & 19 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000 | No Change |
| Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? | Yes | 1 | No restrictive legal provisions could be located | No Change |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; Pensions Act 2014 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children? | Yes | 1 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 | No Change |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §8 of the Education Act, 1996 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §3(4) & 19 of the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | Employment Rights Act, 1996; Regulation 4 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 | No Change |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §47 of the Employment Rights Act 1996; Trade Union Act, 2016 | No Change |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §70A-70C & 178 of Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; Trade Union Act, 2016 | No Change |
| Does the law provide the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §226, 229, 237 & 238, Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; §8-9,Trade Union Act, 2016 | No Change |
| Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? | Yes | 1 | §229, 237 & 238, Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act, 1992; §26 of Employment Relations Act 2004; The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, Regulation 7; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2023; USDOS CRHRP 2023 (UK) | No Change |