Breadcrumb

Labour and Employment Act 1972, No. 12

Country(ies)

Samoa

Subjects (Classification)

General provisions; Labour codes, general labour and employment acts

Adopted on (Date of text)

1972-12-08

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Comprehensive labour legislation divided into the following 8 parts: part 1 contains preliminary provisions; part 2 concerns administration; part 3 makes provision for wages protection; part 4 regulates contracts of service; part 5 deals with holidays, leave, hours of work and overtime; part 6 contains provisions concerning working conditions, safety and health including the employment of children; part 7 establishes conciliation and arbitration procedures; and part 8 contains miscellaneous provisions.