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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §37 & 70 of the Algeria’s Constitution, 2020; §87, 138 & 149 of Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | No | 0 | §88 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §32 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §36 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §27 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §22, 26, 31 & 32 of the Labour Law,1990 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §26 & 31 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §33 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §345 and 35 of the Labour Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §41-45 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §8, 11, 12 & 13 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990; §19 of Collective Framework Agreement, 2006 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §8, 11, 12 & 13 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990; §26 of Collective Framework Agreement, 2006 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §18 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | § 20 & 73 (5 & 6) of the Labour Relations Law, 1990; §26 of Collective Framework Agreement, 2006 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §72 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §54 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §13 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §28-29 of the Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §29 of the Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §72 of the Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §6 of Law relating to Occupational health, Safety and Medicine, 1988 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §57-59 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990; §22 of Law relating to Occupational health, Safety and Medicine, 1988 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law No. 83-11 on Social Insurance; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §84 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §341.bis of the Penal Code, 1966 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | No | 0 | §37 of the Algeria’s Constitution, 2020; §17 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §71 of the Algeria’s Constitution, 2020; §29 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Executive Decree No. 15-289 of 2 Safar 1437; ISSA Country Profile for Algeria |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §15 of the Labour Code, 1990; §7 of Executive Decree No. 96–98, 1996 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §12 of Law No. 08-04 on National Education, 2008 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §15 of the Labour Code, 1990; §7 of Executive Decree No. 96–98, 1996 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §303 bis 4 of the Penal Code, 1966 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | CEACR, C87, Obs. 2020 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §35, 36 and 38 of the Trade Union Law, 1990 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | §64-65 of the Labour Relations Law, 1990 |
