48
47
Total Lack of
Decent Work
60
100
60
0
40
75
0
20
100
25
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | §138-142, 148-149, 289(1) and 329 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §120-125 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §108 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §104 & 118(3) of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §41(3), 106 & 109 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §100, 102, 105, 108, 111, & 113 of Labour Act 2006; Rule 99 of the Labour Rules 2015 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §102 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §103 & 114 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §118 & 119 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §14, 115, 117 & 119 of the Labour Act 2006; §11 of the BEPZA Instruction No.1 Of 1989 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §5, 6(1), 7, 9 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 19-20 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §4(1-7) of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §4(8-9) of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §20(1), 24 & 26 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §2(10), 16(7), 19, 20(3), 22(2) & 27(4) of the Labour Act 2006 |
| 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 | §115 of Labour Act 2006) |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| 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 prohibitions could be located |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §45 & 47 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §46(1-2), 47(4-5) & 49 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §46(1-2), 47(4-5) & 49 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | No | 0 | §37(e) of the Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §78 and 330 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 67 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §40(1b), 78a(3), 79(c) of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §45(3), 94 & 109 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 37 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | No | 0 | §150-151 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | No | 0 | §28 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | No | 0 | §19 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §116 & 119 of the Labour Act 2006; Prescribed Leave Rules of 1959 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §345 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | No | 0 | §509 of the Bangladesh Penal Code, 1860 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | No | 0 | §19 & 27-29 of Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §195 of Labour Act 2006; §16 and 35 of the Persons with Disabilities Rights and Protection Act 2013 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §19 & 40 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §64, 79, 87 of Labour Act 2006; §68 of the Labour Rules 2015 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §34 of the Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | Section 2 of the Primary Education (Compulsory) Act, 1990 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §80 of the Children's Act 2013; §39-42 of Labour Act 2006 ; Rule 68 of the Labour Rules 2015 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §34 of Constitution; §370 & 374, Penal Code 1860; §3, 6, & 9, Human Trafficking Act, 2012 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §38 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §1(4), 175, 176-177, 195(d) of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §202 of Labour Act 2006; Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act, 2019 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §195(h), 211 & 294 of Labour Act 2006 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | §195(h) & 294 of Labour Act 2006; §115(g) & 155 of Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act, 2019 |
