This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.
Labour Laws In Zambia In New York
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The current minimum wage in Zambia is ZMW2,313.10 per month in 2025. It became valid on January 1, 2024.
A normal working day should be eight hours. The employer may, with the employee's consent, exceed the hours of work in a day without additional remuneration, provided the hours do not exceed 48 hours a week. For a watch person or guard, the weekly working hours should not exceed 60 hours a week.
A dismissal is unfair if the disciplinary procedure leading to dismissal was not followed. The procedure is that the accused employee must be charged.
The Employment (Special Provisions) Act, 1966; the Employment of Young Persons and Children Act, 1933; and. the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, 1982, together with all its amendments.
Labor Law Coverage falls under a contractor's General Liability Coverage. This coverage helps protect and defend employers if an accident occurs. Lower risk industries will usually have labor law coverage included in its general liability policy but higher risk industries like roofers, will not.
You may also call the Task Force hotline at 1-888-469-7365. Reports may remain anonymous.
The Exemption Regulations exempt expatriate employees on short term contracts from a statutory entitlement to gratuity. It also further exempts management employees on short term contracts.
'Action over' coverage steps in when an employee, injured on the job, sues someone other than their direct employer, typically a general contractor. This coverage is a vital component of a contractor's liability insurance.