61
N/A
Limited Access to
Decent Work
20
80
60
50
60
75
60
80
100
25
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | §1, 5, 8, 9 & 16 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | No | 0 | §1, 13 & 16 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §17.5 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | §17 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §17 & 21 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §17.5 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §17(10) of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §17(12) of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | No | 0 | §18 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §13 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §13 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §13.1 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §14 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §14.5 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| 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? | Yes | 1 | §20.3 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| 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 | §20.6 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §2.4 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §20 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §20.1 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §20.1 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | No | 0 | §20.4 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | No | 0 | §8 of the Liberia's Constitution, 1986; §25.1 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §25.1 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §20.4 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §89.16, 89.24, 89.26, 89.2789.28, 89.30 and 89.36 of the Liberia's Social Security Act, 2017 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §89.16, 89.20 and 89.21 of the Liberia's Social Security Act, 2017 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §89.25 of the Liberia's Social Security Act, 2017 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | §14.5 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §19.2 and 19.3 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §89.16, 89.19, 89.22, 89.23 and 89.36 of the Liberia's Social Security Act, 2017 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §2.5 and 18 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | No | 0 | §2.8, 14.8 and 14.10 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015; §14.28 of the Liberia's Penal Law, 1976 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §8, 11 and 18 of the Liberia's Constitution, 1986; §2.4 and 2.7 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §18 of the Liberia's Constitution, 1986; §13.2 and 20.4 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | National Social Security and Welfare Corporation of the Republic Of Liberia, 2016; ISSA Country Profile for Liberia |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §21.2, 21.3 and 21.5 of the Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015; §74 of the Labour Practices Law, 1956 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §3 of the Children's Law, 2011; Chapter 4 of the Education Reform Act, 2011 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §21.4, Liberia's Decent Work Act, 2015; §1 (Section 3) and 7 (Section 9.1), Children’s Law, 2011 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §12, Liberia's Constitution, 1986; §2.2, Decent Work Act, 2015; §1 & 7, Anti Trafficking Act, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §17, Constitution 1986; §34.1, Decent Work Act 2015; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §1.4, 4.2 and 37.1, Decent Work Act 2015; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §41.1 41.2, and 41.3, Decent Work Act 2015; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §41.3, Decent Work Act 2015 |
