2020 Score

85

Rating

Approaching Access to Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

60

Family
Responsibilities

100

Maternity
at Work

100

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

80

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Freedom of
Association

50

Fair Wage - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the legislation or collective negotiation set and determine the minimum wages in the country? Yes 1
Does the law require regular and timely payment of wages? Yes 1
Does the law require overtime compensation to be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? No 0
Does the law require any additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? Yes 1
Does the law require additional compensation for night work? No 0

Decent Working Hours - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law stipulate general weekly working hours as 48 hours or lower? Yes 1
Does the law restrict maximum working hours, including overtime, to 56 hours per week? Yes 1
Does the law require a paid weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours? Yes 1
Does the law require paid public holidays? Yes 1
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? Yes 1

Employment Security - 60

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a written employment contract or employment particulars to be given to a worker on commencement of employment? Yes 1
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? Yes 1
Does the law limit the length of the probation period, including renewals, to three months? No 0
Does the law require a 30-day notice period before employment contract termination? Yes 1
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least two weeks of wages for every year of service? No 0

Family Responsibilities - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require a four-month parental leave for parents? Yes 1
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers*? Yes 1
Does the law require flexible working arrangements* for workers with family responsibilities? Yes 1
Does the law require paid nursing breaks? Yes 1

Maternity at Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? Yes 1
Does the law require maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? Yes 1
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be at least two-thirds (66.67%) of a worker's former wage? Yes 1
Does the law require cash maternity benefits to be paid through a contributory social insurance or a universal benefits system or such benefits are an employer's liability? Yes 1
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? Yes 1

Safe Work - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require employers to provide free personal protective equipment to workers? Yes 1
Does the law require employers to train workers on health and safety Issues? Yes 1
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? Yes 1
Does the law provide for employment injury benefits in the event of an occupational accident or disease? Yes 1

Social Security - 80

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law provide for an old age benefit? Yes 1
Does the law provide for survivors' benefits? Yes 1
Does the law provide for unemployment benefits? Yes 1
Does the law require paid sick leave (and sickness benefits) for the first six months of sickness? No 0
Does the law provide for invalidity benefits? Yes 1

Fair Treatment - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law require equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? Yes 1
Does the law allow women to do the same job as men? Yes 1
Does the law guarantee basic labour protection to the platform workers? Yes 1

Child & Forced Labour - 100

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law prohibit the employment of children? Yes 1
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit the employment of young persons in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit forced labour? Yes 1

Freedom of Association - 50

Question Answer Score Legal Basis Trend
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? No 0
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? Yes 1
Does the law provide the right to strike? Yes 1
Does the law prohibit imposing excessive sanctions against striking workers, including replacement of such workers? No 0

*In order to measure the trend in country’s legislative performance over the last edition of the Labour Rights Index (2022), the following legend is used.