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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §111, 200 and 202 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §109, 110, 116-119 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §87 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | §86 & 87 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §80 & 81(2) of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §76-78, 81(1)-84, 88-91 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §90 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | No | 0 | §85 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §86 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §92-94 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §12, 21 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §140, 151 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §142 & 150(1) of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §143 & 144, 150(2) & 151 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §145 & 152 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §132/1 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §96(3) of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §132/1 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §06 of the Order on Special Protection of Pregnant Women (Decision No. 397 of 1996) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §105/a of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §104(1) & 105(2 & 3) of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §27(2) of the Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §27, 28 & 29 of the Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §27, 28 & 29 of the Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §105a(2) & 107 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §68 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §6 of the Law No. 10237/2010 on Workplace Health and Safety |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §11, 13, 19, and 43 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §55(5), 104, 108(1), Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §02 & 05 Order on Special Protection of Pregnant Women, 1996 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §130 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §115 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §32 of Labour Code 7961/1995; §108(a) of Criminal Code 7895/1995; §12 of Law No. 10221, 2010 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §18(2 & 3) of Albania's Constitution, 1998; §09 of the Labour Code 7961/1995; §253 of the Criminal Code 7895/1995; Law No. 10221, 2010 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §9(5) of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 7703 of the Social Insurance Act 1993; ISSA Country Profile for Albania |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §98, Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §22 & 24, Law on Protection of Child Rights 2010 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §22, Law on Pre-University Education System, 2012; §22, Law on Protection of Child Rights 2010 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §98-103, Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §34-35 of the Workplace Health and Safety Law 2010 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §08 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §124(b) & 128(b) of the Criminal Code No. 7895/1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §10, 176-180 & 187, Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §70, Foreigners Act (No. 108 of 2013) |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §159-161, 166-175, 200, Labour Code No. 7961/1995; Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 1039 of 2013 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §197, Labour Code No. 7961/1995; §35 of the Act No. 152/2013 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §197/2 of the Labour Code No. 7961/1995 |
