66
68.5
Limited Access to
Decent Work
100
80
80
25
60
75
80
60
75
25
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §104 & 107 of the Labour Law, 1997; Joint Prakas No. 659, 2016; Law on Minimum Wage 2018 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §102-133 of the Labour Law, 1997; §1 of Prakas On Wage Payment for Workers |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §139 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §139 & 164 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §137 & 144 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §137-140 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Overtime Work of Normal Work Hours (80/1999) |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §137 and 196 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §139 & 164 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §161-165 of the Labour Law, 1997; Praka No. 248 K.B/Br.K; Praka No. 416 K.B/Br.K 2016; Praka No. 493 of 2018 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §166-170 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §65 & 66 of the Labour Law, 1997; §664 & 665 of Civil Code, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §67 & 73 of the Labour Law, 1997; Instruction 050/19 of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §68 & 82 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §73-86 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §89-94 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| 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 | §171 of the Labour Law, 1997; Prakas on Special Leave (76/1998; 267/2001) |
| 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? | Yes | 1 | §184 & 185 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| 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? | No | 0 | §182 of the Labour Law, 1997; Arbitration Council Awards (25/2008, 23/2008, 08/2007) |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §183 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §183 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §46 of the Constitution, 1993; §71 & 182 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §229 of the Labour Law, 1997; §666 of the Civil Code, 2007 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §230 of the Labour Law, 1997; §5 of the Prakas No. 307, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | No | 0 | §182 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §252-253 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §8 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §10-11 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002 |
| 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? | Yes | 1 | §71 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §9 of the Law on Social Security Schemes, 2002 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | No | 0 | §36 & 45 of the Constitution, 1993; §106 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §172 of the Labour Law, 1997; §250 of the Criminal Code |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §31 of the Constitution, 1993; §12 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §35 & 36 of the Constitution, 1993 |
| 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 | §177 of the Labour Law, 1997 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | §31 of the Law on Education, 2007 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §173 & 177, Labour Law 1997; Regulation on the Prohibition of Hazardous Child Labour, 2004 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §15–16, Labour Law, 1997; §10, 12, 15–17, and 19, Law on Human Trafficking, 2010 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §36 of the Constitution, 1993; §266-278 of the Labour Law, 1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §96-101, 277 & 351-358 of the Labour Law,1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §318-377 of the Labour Law, 1997; §13 of the Law on Trade Unions, 2016 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §37 of the Constitution, 1993; §332-334 & 385 of the Labour Law, 1997; Law on Trade Unions, 2016 |
