Labour Laws Index

   Employment Act, 2001    (PDF Format)

An Act to establish minimum standard hours of working and vacation with pay for employees; to provide for the grant of maternity and family leave; to provide for redundancy payments to employees; to make provisions relating to notices to terminate contracts of employment; to make provisions relating to summary dismissal and unfair dismissal; to make provisions in respect of the employment of children and young persons; to make provisions in respect of the wages of employees; to make provisions relating to fingerprinting and lie detector tests; and for connected purposes.
Includes amendment 96 of 2003. Disclaimer

   Fair Labour Standards (Exceptions) Order    (PDF Format)

The Fair Labour Standards (Exceptions) Order was statutorily attached to the Employment Act in the Supplementary Volume of Subsidiary Legislation being Act No. 27 of 2001
No known amendments. Disclaimer

   Minimum Wages Act, 2002    (PDF Format)

An Act to make provisions for minimum wages in employments and for connected purposes.
No known amendments. Disclaimer

   Health and Safety at Work Act, 2002    (PDF Format)

An Act to make provisions relating to health and safety at work and for connected purposes.
No known amendments. Disclaimer

   Industrial Relations Act    (PDF Format)

An Act to provide for the registration and control of trade unions; for the recognition of trade unions by employers; for the registration of certain Industrial Agreements; for the establishment of an Industrial Tribunal and the regulation of trade disputes; for the repeal of certain parts of the Trade Union and Industrial Conciliation Act; and for other matters connected with or incidental to the aforesaid purposes.
Includes amendments through 27 of 2001. Disclaimer