78
75.5
Reasonable Access to
Decent Work
100
80
80
50
80
75
80
60
75
100
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §2 of National Employment Act, Act No. 24.013, 1991; §116-120 of the Employment Contracts Act |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §103, 124-133 of the Employment Contract Act No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | 201-203 of Employment Contract Act, No. 20,744, 1976 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §207 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §200 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744, 1976; §02 of the Law No. 11.544 on Working Time 1929 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §66, 197 & 201-203, Employment Contracts Act, 1976; §01 of Decree 484/2000; §1-3 & 13 of the Law on Working Time, 1929 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §01 of Decree 484/2000 on Work and working hours |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §174 & 204 of Employment Contract Act,1976 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §168 of Employment Contracts Act, 1976; §01 of the Holidays Act, No. 21,329 of 1976; Law No. 23.555 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | No | 0 | §150-157, 164 & 194 of Employment Contract Act, 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | No | 0 | §48, 52 & 90-100 of Employment Contract Act, 1976 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §90 & 93 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §92bis of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §231, 232, 241, 242, 247, 250 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §245-247 of the Employment Contract Act, 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §183(c) of the Employment Contracts Act, 1976 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §158-159 of the Employment Contracts Act, 1976 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | §183(b) of the Employment Contract Act, 1976 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §179 of the Employment Contracts Act, 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §6(c) of the Integral Protection Law for Women of 2009 (No. 26.485) |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §177-183 of the Employment Contract Act, 1976; §113 of approving the National Regulation on Agricultural Work, Act No. 22.248; §1 & 3 of the Act No. 24.716 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §6, 11 & 18 of Regime of Family Allowances Law No 24.714, 1996 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §6, 11 & 18 of Regime of Family Allowances Law No 24.714, 1996 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §177-178, 182 & 245 of the Employment Contracts Act, 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | No | 0 | §8 & 10 of the Health & Safety at Work Law No. 19,587 of 1972 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §9(k) of the Health & Safety at Work Law, 1972; § 4(2)(d) of the Workers' Compensation Law, 1995 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §175-176 of the Employment Contract Act, 1976 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §208-212 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §19-26 & 34bis of the Integrated Retirement and Pension Law, 1993; §02 of the Social Security Law, 2004 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §53 & 98 of the Integrated Retirement and Pension Law, 1993; Ley núm. 23570, de 19 de julio de 1988 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §111-119 of the National Employment Act, Act, 1991 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §208-212 of the Employment Contract Act, No. 20.744 of 1976 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §27 & 91-99 of the Integrated Retirement and Pension Law No. 24.241, 1993 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §157(2) & 242 of the General Labour Law (No. 7/15 of 15 June 2015) |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §186 of Law no. 38/20, of 11 November 2020 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §21(h) & 23 of the Constitution of Angola 2010; §4(1 & 2), 19(2b) of the Labour Code 2015; §197 of the Penal Code |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §21(k) of the Constitution of Angola 2010; §242 of the General Labour Law (No. 7/15 of 15 June 2015) |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Decreto nº 42/08, de 3 de Julho; ISSA Country Profile for Angola |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §187-191, Employment Contract Act 1976; §2, 7 & 17, Law No. 26,390 of 2008 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | §16 & 29, National Education Law (n° 26.206 de 2006); §2, Law on Early Education (n° 27.045 de 2014) |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §10 Law No. 26,390/2008; §10-11 of the Law No. 11,317; Decreto 1117/2016 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §15, Constitution 1994; §1-4, Law No. 26,364 of 2008 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §14bis of the Constitution of Argentina, 1994; §01-22 of the Trade Union Law No. 23.551 of 1998 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §14bis of the Constitution of Argentina, 1994; Law No. 14.250 of 1989; Law No. 23.456 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | §14bis of the Constitution of Argentina, 1994; §05 of the Trade Union Law No. 23.551 of 1998; §7-14 of the Decree 272/06 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §70 of the Law No. 24.013 of 1991 |
