57
54.5
Basic Access to
Decent Work
80
80
60
25
20
100
60
20
75
50
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | §52, 55 &67 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §54-70 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §56 & 75 of Labour Code (Act No.5 of 1995) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §56 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §46, 56, 57 & 73 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §2, 43, 48, 56 & 71-75 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §74 of Labour Code (Act No.5 of 1995) |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §71 & 77 of the Labour Code, 1995; Public Holidays Law No. 2 of 2000 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §56 & 78 of the Labour Code, 1995; Public Holidays Law No. 2 of 2000 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §79 & 88 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §19-26 & 79 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §29 & 40 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §28 & 35 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §35 & 41 of Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §39 & 120 of Labour Code, 1995 |
| 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 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| 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 | §43 & 45 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| 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 | §45 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §45 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §45 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | No | 0 | §37 & 45 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §115 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §118 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §44, 46 & 47 of the Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §27-42 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §49-52 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §55 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen |
| 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 | §27-42 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §53-54 & 56 of Social Insurance Law (Law No. 26 of 1991); ISSA Country Profile for Yemen |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | No | 0 | §42 &67 of Labour Code, 1995 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | No | 0 | §35(2) of Labour Code, 1995; §270-274 of Criminal Code (Act No. 12 of 1994) |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | 5, 15 & 42 of the Labour Code, 1995; Law No. 35 of 2002 on the organization of Workers' Trade Unions |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| 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 | §2, 17 & 48-53 of Labour Code, 1995; §5 of Ministerial Order No. 11, 2013 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | §18 of the General Education Law, 1992 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §7–8 and 15 of Ministerial Order No. 11 of 2013 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §29 of the Yemeni Constitution; Ministerial Decree No. 56 of 2004; section 246 and section 248 of Criminal Code, 1994 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | §20 of Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002; §151-152 of the Labour Code 1995 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §32-34 of the Labour Code, 1995; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §40-42, Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002; §144-145, Labour Code, 1995; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §148 of the Labour Code, 1995; §42-43 of Law on the Organization of Workers' Trade Unions 2002 |
