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MWI-2021-L-112666
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Employment (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. 17 of 2021).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Malawi
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2021-10-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act makes the following amendments:
- section 3, amendment of some of the definitions
- section 4, replacement of the section with a new section concerning 'Prohibition against unlawful labour', which includes forced and tenancy labour;
- section 5, extends the grounds for non-discrimination;
- section 45, criteria for paid leave;
- addition of new section 46A concerning special work conditions for pregnant or breastfeeding women;
- amendment to section 47;
- addition of a new section 47A concerning paternity leave;
- addition of a new section 50A concerning deduction of wages for participation in a strike; and
- amendment to section 51.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2000-05-14 (MWI-2000-L-58791)
Employment Act 1999 (No. 6 of 2000) (Cap. 55:02).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII)
URL
https://malawilii.org/legislation
File
MWI112666.pdf (PDF)