Employment Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament1997No. Act No. 15 of 1997
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Employment Code Act. Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Employment Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 1997. It contains 96 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Employment Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Employment Act
- S. 1Short title
- S. 2Application and power of exemption
- S. 3Interpretation
- S. 4A ppointment of officers
- S. 5D elegation by Labour Commissioner
- S. 6P owers of labour officers
- S. 06Section 06
- S. 7D uties of public officers
- S. 07Give details of any changes since the previous application for a licence in-
- S. 8O ffence to delay or obstruct officers
- S. 08State the amount of fees which it is proposed to charge applicants seeking employment registering with the agency:
- S. 9S aving of other laws
- S. 09Give particulars of-
- S. 10L abour officers to be provided with and to produce certificates of appointment
- S. 11P ower to require returns
- S. 12M inimum contractual age
- S. 13R epatriation
- S. 14E mployer to provide transport on repatriation
- S. 15H olidays with pay
- S. 16A pplication of Part IV
- S. 17C ontracts not required to be in writing
- S. 18P resumptions as to periods of oral contracts
- S. 19P resumptions as to new contract
- S. 20T ermination by notice
- S. 21T ermination by payment
- S. 22R epealed by Act No. 15 of 1997
- S. 23R epealed by Act No. 15 of 1997
- S. 24(1) Every employer shall prepare and maintain at his expense, or cause to be Record of oral
- S. 25S ummary dismissal
- S. 26R ight to wages on dismissal for lawful cause
- S. 27O ffence
- S. 28C ontracts required to be in writing
- S. 29Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of section thirty-two, a written Attestation
- S. 30A written contract of service shall not be attested by a proper officer unless it
- S. 31F amily of employee not bound by contract
- S. 32D uty of proper officer
- S. 33R epealed by Act No. 15 of 1997
- S. 34M edical examination
- S. 35T ransfer of contract
- S. 36T ermination of contract
- S. 37S ecurity in contracts of foreign service
- S. 38F oreign contracts of service and contracts made abroad
- S. 39I nducing persons to proceed abroad without a contract of foreign service
- S. 40For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in the foregoing Continued
- S. 41H ousing of employees
- S. 42W ater for use of employees
- S. 43M edical attention
- S. 44(1) In all contracts of service the wages of an employee shall be payable in the Wages to be paid to
- S. 45A uthorised deductions
- S. 46Repealed by Act No. 15 of 1997.
- S. 47U nauthorised deductions
- S. 48W ages, when due and payable
- S. 49(1) An employer shall not limit or attempt to limit the right of an employee to Disposal of wages
- S. 50R ecord of wage payments to be kept by employer
- S. 51E xplanation of wages and conditions of employment
- S. 52P rovisions to be displayed
- S. 53W ages not to accrue during imprisonment
- S. 54(1) Except as may be provided in any contract of service, collective agreement Wages while
- S. 55O ffences
- S. 56E mployment agencies to be licensed
- S. 57L abour Commissioner may refuse licence
- S. 58R epealed by Act No. 28 of 1994
- S. 59F ees
- S. 60Every employment agency shall keep or cause to be kept such registers and Keeping of registers
- S. 61O ffences by employment agencies
- S. 62O ffence to operate as employment agency without a licence
- S. 63O ffence to recruit or to assist in recruiting
- S. 64D isputes to be referred to a labour officer
- S. 65P owers of labour officer in respect of offences
- S. 66In any civil proceedings by or against any person under the provisions of this Personal attendance
- S. 67If, at the time of the making of any complaint in respect of an offence under this Arrest of absconding
- S. 68P rocedure to be applied to proceedings under this Act
- S. 69D etermination of age
- S. 70P owers of courts
- S. 71Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Act and it appears from Court may order
- S. 72C ancellation of contract
- S. 73E mployees under sixteen not subject to penal provisions
- S. 74A ssessment of wages, etc.
- S. 75O ffences
- S. 76O ffences by employers
- S. 77G eneral penalty
- S. 78(1) Every contract of service entered into before the commencement of this Act Contracts made before
- S. 79(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), every employer shall, on Certificate of service,
- S. 80(1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, make regulations for the better Regulations
- S. 81Repealed by Act No. 8 of 1992.
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSection IV
- S. IXSection IX
- S. VSection V
- S. VISection VI
- S. VIISection VII
- S. VIIISection VIII
- S. XSection X
- S. XISection XI