Employment Code Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Employment Code Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 133 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Employment Code Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Employment Code Act
- S. 1Th is Actmaybecitedas the Employment Code Act,2019, Shorttitle
- S. 2Applicati on
- S. 3Interpretati on
- S. 4Subject to the other provisions of this Act,th is Actshall not— Compliance
- S. 5Non-discriminationatundertaking
- S. 6therateofwagestobepaidandanyadditionalpaymentsinkind;
- S. 7An action or proceedings hall not lie or be instituted against Immunity of
- S. 8anyotherprescribedparticulars.
- S. 9Labour Commissioner and other staff
- S. 10Powers of Labour Commissioner
- S. 11Certificate of appointment
- S. 12Power torequire returns
- S. 13Duties of public officer
- S. 14Prior it is ation of employment for citizen
- S. 15A pers on sh all not be employed under a contract of Governing
- S. 16Minimum contractual age
- S. 17Medicalexaminati on
- S. 18Record of oral contract of employment
- S. 19Types of contracts
- S. 20Presumption as to period of oral contract of employment
- S. 21Presumption as to new contract of employment
- S. 22Contract of employment required to be in writing
- S. 23Contents of written contract of employment
- S. 24Contract of employment not binding on family of employee
- S. 25Attestati on
- S. 26Duty of authorised officer in attesting written contract of employment
- S. 27Probati on
- S. 28Transfer of contract of employment
- S. 29Refusal to consent to transfer to other employer
- S. 30Security in certain contracts of employment
- S. 31Contract of employment outside Republic
- S. 32Inducing person to proceed abroad without a contract of employment
- S. 33Repatriati on
- S. 34Employer to provide transport on re patria ti on
- S. 35Paid Public Holidays
- S. 36Annualleave
- S. 37Annual leave benefits formula
- S. 38Sick leave and medical discharge
- S. 39Compassionateleave
- S. 40Family responsibility leave
- S. 41Maternityleave
- S. 42Fitness to resume work
- S. 43Protection against dismissal connected with maternity leave
- S. 44Protection from harmful work
- S. 45Nursingbreaks
- S. 46Paternityleave
- S. 47Mother’sday
- S. 48Forcedleave
- S. 49Suspension of employee
- S. 50Summarydismissal
- S. 51Right to wages on dismissal for lawful cause
- S. 52(1) A contract of employment terminates in the manner Terminati on
- S. 53Notice for termination of contract of employment
- S. 54Severance pay
- S. 55Termination by redundancy
- S. 56Exemption from paying redundancy package
- S. 57Re-engagement of redundant employees
- S. 58Expiration by retirement
- S. 59Certificateofservice,testimonialorreference
- S. 60Duties of employer employing expatriate
- S. 61Prohibitions relating to employment of expatriates
- S. 62Register of expatriate staff in Republic
- S. 63Constitution of Skills Advisory Committee
- S. 64Composition of Skills Advisory Committee
- S. 65Functions of Skills Advisory Committee
- S. 66Whenwages dueandpayable
- S. 67Method of payment of wages
- S. 68Authorised deductions
- S. 69Unauthorised deductions
- S. 70Disposal of wages
- S. 71Record of wage paymentsto be keptbyemployer
- S. 72Explanation of wages and conditions of employment
- S. 73Paymentofgratuity
- S. 74Hours of work
- S. 75Overtime
- S. 76Weeklyrest
- S. 77Meal and health breaks
- S. 78Wages not to accrue during imprisonment
- S. 79Offences relating to protection of wages
- S. 80Interpretati on
- S. 81Prohibition of employment of child in industrial undertakings
- S. 82Prohibition of employment of child in covered work site
- S. 83Prohibition of employment of child or young person in worst form of
- S. 84Prohibition of employment of young person in industrial undertaking
- S. 85Register of young persons in industrial undertaking
- S. 86Prohibition of employment of young person in night work
- S. 87Powersofauthorisedofficer,policeofficerorimmigrationofficer
- S. 88Application of Part
- S. 89Regulations with respect to employment during a state of emergency
- S. 90Inconsistency with other written laws
- S. 91Republicnotbound by Part
- S. 92Housingofemployees
- S. 93Water and sanitation for employees
- S. 94Medicalattenti on
- S. 95Employmentpolicies,proceduresandcodes
- S. 96Non-compliance with Divisi on
- S. 97Regulationsonpolicies,proceduresandcodes
- S. 98Category of employees
- S. 99Constitution of Labour Advisory Committee
- S. 103The Minister shall assign persons employed intheministry Secretariat of
- S. 104The minimum standards in this Division shall apply to all Applicati on
- S. 105(1) Anemployer shall,inrespectofanemployee,compile Duties of
- S. 106Where the Minister considers th at adequate provisi on Regulation of
- S. 110(1) A permit sh all rema in valid f or three years unless Validity of
- S. 111Displayofpermit
- S. 112(1) A permit holder sh all not transfer a permit issued Prohibiti on
- S. 113The Labour Commissioner may,ontheapplicationofa Amendment
- S. 114(1) Subjecttosubsecti on(2),the Labour Commissioner Suspensi on
- S. 117(1) A permit holder who loses a permit or whose permit
- S. 118(1) An employee and the prospective employer sh all Conditions
- S. 122Where any question arises as to the age of an employee Determinati on
- S. 123The Civil Service Commissi on may appoint suitably Labour
- S. 124(1) The Labour Commissioner sh all provide a labour Certificate of
- S. 125(1) Alabourinspector may— Powers of
- S. 126(1) A pers on who is aggrieved with a decisi on of the
- S. 127Where a contract of employment, collective agreement Applicati on
- S. 128(1) Apersoncomm its anoffence if th at pers on— General
- S. 129(1) Where th is Act or any regulations, made in
- S. 131(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act,apers on
- S. 132Subject to the written consent of the Director of Public Compounding
- S. 133(1) Subject to the other provisions of th is Act, where
- S. 138(1) The Employment Act,1965,the Employment(Special Repeal of
- 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