89
89.5
Approaching
Decent Work
100
100
60
75
100
100
80
100
100
75
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §101 & 113 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §105 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §98 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §76 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §70 & 98 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §61 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §64 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §76 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §89 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §79-86 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §30 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §37-38 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §34-35 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §172 & 177 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §164 & 169 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §127 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | No | 0 | §87 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §741 & 125 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §129 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §7 & 121 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §126 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §102 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §102 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §123 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §30 of Law on Safety and Health at Work (No. 34/14) |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §92 of the Labour Law, 2007; §19 of Safety at Work Law (No. 34/14) |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §124-125 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, 2003; Law on Health Insurance, 2016; Law on Health Care 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, 2003; Law on Contributions for Mandatory Social Insurance, 2007 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, 2003; Law on Contributions for Mandatory Social Insurance, 2007 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law on Social and Child Welfare, 2013; Law on Employment and Unemployment Insurance 2010 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §90 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, 2003; Law on Health Insurance, 2016; Law on Health Care 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §99 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §3 & 10, Law on Prohibition of Harassment at Work; §7, 26 & 34, Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, 2014; §10, Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §7-9 of Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §118 of Labour Law, 2007; §43 of the Family Law, 2007 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | §5 of the Law on Contributions for Mandatory Social Insurance, 2007 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §20 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §4 of the Law on Primary Education, 2013 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §120 of Labour Law, 2007; §7–8, Reg. on Protection in the Workplace, 2015 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §28 and 63 of the Constitution, 2007; §444 of the Criminal Code, 1996 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §53 of the Constitution of the Republic of Montenegro 2007; §191-197 of the Labour Law, 2007 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §181-187 of the Labour Law, 2007; §5 of the Representativeness of Trade Unions Act, 2010 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §12, 18, 27 and 28 of the Strike Act, 2015; CEACR, C87, Obs. 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §66 of the Constitution 2007; §12, 18, 27 and 28 of the Strike Act, 2015; §54(4) of the Labour Law, 2007 |
