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The successor to the namibian labour act of 1992, the namibian labour act of 2004, 48 attempted to address the shortcomings of its predecessor. Labour act, 2003 international labour organization. Overtime pay, night work pay, holiday pay namibia mywage. Clients will receive free online access to the manual with regular updates until 12 months from date of purchase. Documentation namhr namibia namibian human resource. Children below the age of 14 years are not allowed to work. To register disputes from employees and employers andor through their organizations over contraventions of the labour act. The namibian standards institution nsi is one of the key performance indicators kpi of the countrys national quality infrastructure. Labour act 11 of 2007 labour general regulations 11. Dismissal arising from collective termination or redundancy 35. A termination of employment is regarded an unfair dismissal when the employer dismisses the employee for the following reasons as set out in the labour act of 2007. Duty to comply with the labour act rests on the employer, regardless of what employee agreed to or signed.

Any business decision to retrench people would be unfair. The 2019 edition of the labour law and employment manual. The labour act, 2007 does provide compensation for the employees working on a sunday or a public holiday. Findings on the worst forms of child labor namibia u.

Downloads are organised by category application form for state schools application form for state schools acts higher education act, 2003 act no. Labour hire, the practice of hiring out employees to clients by a labour broker, has been a part of namibias history since the early 1900s in the form of the contract labour system. With regard to the apprenticeship ordinance, 1938, the merchant shipping act, 1951 and any law on the. Chapter 1 introductory provisions definitions and interpretation 1. It includes all amendments made to the act up to the 1st february, 2006, i. Unit 6 industrial and labour relations challenges in the. Home legal advocacy international disability rights international laws namibia labour act 1992 extracts namibia labour act 1992 extracts we make no claims to the veracity of this law. The daily working hours cannot 9 hours per day if the employee works 5 days or less per week. The following act which has been passed by the national assembly and signed by the president in terms of the namibian constitution is hereby published in terms of article 56 of that constitution. The namibian labour act 15 of 2004 on collective termination of employment with reference to the international labour organization. Government gazette of the republic of namibia, 8 april 1992, no.

An employee who resigns without giving notice as stated in the employment agreement or the labour act, may be required to pay to the company an amount equal to the remuneration of the notice period as contemplated in section 47 4 b of the act, unless the employee and the company agree to shorten the notice period, in which case the employee. The ministry of education namibia, in partnership with our stakeholders, are committed to providing all namibian residents with equitable access to quality education programmes to develop the abilities of individuals to acquire the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes required throughout their lifetimes. Although namibia introduced the 2007 labour act which prohibits child labour, industries such as sex work and agriculture violate these laws. The directives include a ban on retrenchments for 28 days after the covid19 lockdown. An act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to labour, employers, trade unions and industrial relations. Ministry of education, arts and culture download center. An overview history, challenges and achievements 7 1. Protection of employees right to fair labour standards. These conditions therefore make numerical flexibility difficult. Introduction to namibian law download ebook pdf, epub. Labour law in namibia download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. However a business decision due to technology or economic reasons that results in a change in the staff structure leaving. Where the employee works 6 days, working hours cannot exceed 8 hours per day. Namibian law against discrimination in employment, including against those with a disability.

Portion of basic wage that may be paid inkind and calculation of the value of inkind payments 2. Ester kamatiwindhoekdirectives communicated by the ministry of labour have been disputed by the namibia employers association nea and namibia employers federation nef. Apr 23, 2019 download version download 124 file size 289. Labour act 11 of 2007 gg 3971 brought into force with the exception of section 128 on 1 november 2008 by gn 2602008 gg 4151. Labour act also requires an employer to provide pay slip to the worker indicating the wages paid.

In south africa and namibia, we experience a situation where employers over the years. Unfair dismissal in namibia is defined by the namibian labour act of 2007. To attempt through conciliation and by giving advice to prevent disputes from arising. Automatic termination of contracts of employment 33. Public procurement act, 2015 act 15 of 2015 public procurement regulations public procurement act 15 of 2015 amendment.

Concise and extensively researched, it examines the labour act in detail in 16 chapters. Basic employment conditions and the labour act, 2007. The namibian labour act 15 of 2004 on collective termination of employment with reference to the international labour organization author. To provide labour industrial relations, employment and social protection services as. Occupational health and safety act 85 of 1993 as amended ohsa basic conditions of employment amendment act 7 of 2018. This act may be cited as the labour amendment act, 2015. However, an employer can pay an employee who works on a sunday, 150% of that employees hourly basic wage. With regard to the apprenticeship ordinance, 1938, the merchant shipping act, 1951 and any law on the employment of persons in the state, special provisos exist. Labour act 11 of 2007 legal assistance centrenamibia. Download pdf labourlawinnamibia free online new books. For sundays, the employer must pay an employee who works on sundays 200% of that employees basic wage for each hour worked. Labour amendment act, 2015 zimbabwe legal information. Employees entitlement to membership of trade unions and workers committees.

Labour act 11 of 2007 section 5 regulations relating to domestic workers government notice 257 of 2017 gg 6428 came into force on date of publication. Download labourlawinnamibia ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Unit 2, we established that the namibian labour act no. The namibian parliament passed the combating of trafficking in persons act in february 2018, which aligns namibian law with the palermo protocol. Concise and extensively researched, it examines the labour act in detail in 16 chapters that include the employment relationship. In section 126 of the 2004 act certain aspects of labour hire were provided for.

The following act which has been passed by the parliament and signed by the president in terms of the namibian constitution is hereby. Pdf labour law in namibia download read online free. The labour act has given the formula for calculation of remuneration and basic wages. A brief history of namibias trade unions the namibian labour movement has played a prominent role in namibias liberation struggle. Child labour and exploitation in the workforce is one of the biggest violations of childrens human rights. The act criminalizes trafficking in persons and related offenses, protects and assists victims, and provides for the coordinated implementation and administration of the act.

Labour general regulations labour act 2007 namibia superior. To register trade unions and employers organizations. Labour act 11 of 2007 now therefore be it enacted by the parliament of the republic of namibia, as follows. To ensure effective labour, employment and social protection services. In accordance with labour act, 2007, ordinary hours per week are 45. A productive nation with its workforce enjoying harmonious industrial relations, decent work, and full employment. Free employment documentation for namibia hr documents. The minister responsible for labour has, under section 5 of the labour act, 2007 act no. Labour law in namibia is the first comprehensive and scholarly text to analyse labour law in the country, the labour act of 2007, and how it affects the common law principles of employment relations. Labour act, 2007 namibia legal information institute. Duty to comply with the labour act rests on the employer, regardless of what employee agreed to or signed instances where business operation requires different terms or conditions. Sources of namibian labour law common law legislation. Protection of employees right to democracy in the work.