Labour Laws In Zambia In Wake
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The Exemption Regulations exempt expatriate employees on short term contracts from a statutory entitlement to gratuity. It also further exempts management employees on short term contracts.
A normal working day should be eight hours. The employer may, with the employee's consent, exceed the hours of work in a day without additional remuneration, provided the hours do not exceed 48 hours a week. For a watch person or guard, the weekly working hours should not exceed 60 hours a week.
When terminating a written employment contract in Zambia, the employer must provide a valid reason for the dismissal that is connected to the employee's conduct, capacity, or the operational requirements of the employer. This requirement ensures fairness in the termination process.
Legally, no child under the age of 15 should be employed in domestic work. Young person between the age of 15 and 18 years may be employed in light work if the work does not impede the child's development. For adults, it is recommended that a domestic worker shall not exceed 48 normal hours of work per week.
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba has announced an increase in the minimum wage for domestic workers which now stands at K1,300. Tambatamba has also announced an increase in the minimum wages for shop workers, ranging between K2,313.10 and K4,638.25, among others.
Legally, no child under the age of 15 should be employed in domestic work. Young person between the age of 15 and 18 years may be employed in light work if the work does not impede the child's development. For adults, it is recommended that a domestic worker shall not exceed 48 normal hours of work per week.
A normal working day should be eight hours. The employer may, with the employee's consent, exceed the hours of work in a day without additional remuneration, provided the hours do not exceed 48 hours a week. For a watch person or guard, the weekly working hours should not exceed 60 hours a week.
