MzAgams

1. Employees must be paid in cash
2. Payment by check can only be made with the prior consent of the employee
3. Employer cannot impose conditions on how or where an employee spends his wages
4. Any advance on salary cannot exceed one month salary and minimum recovery time is 3 months
5. If there is an outstanding advance employer cannot make a new advance except in necessity
6. Employers can only make deductions in respect of fines for willful misconduct or neglect if employee has been previously notified and agreed in his contract
7. Pension scheme deductions must be consented to by employee
8. Overpayment deductions can only be made if discovered within 3 months
9. Total deductions from employees salary cannot exceed 1/3 of monthly salary
10. Contracts required to be signed within 3 months of employment
11. Any change in terms of contract must be communicated within one month to the employee
12. Employment contracts terminate on death of employee, expiry of notice or expiry of fixed term contract
13. Statutory requirements for notice
    1. 1 day if less than 3 months
    2. 1 week if more than 3 months but less than 2 years
    3. 2 weeks if more than 2 years but less than 5 years
    4. 1 months if more than 5 years of continuous service
14. Conduct that would enable employer terminate contract without notice

a. Gross misconduct such as fraud, theft, insubordination or criminal neglect

15. Either party can waive the right to notice or to accepting payment in lieu of notice
16. All wages are to be paid before expiry of notice
17. Employer not liable to pay for days employee absent
18. Payment in lieu of notice only applies to salary not overtime or allowances
19. Normal working hours are fixed through mutual agreement
20. Work in excess of working hours constitutes over time
21. If employee is to work more than 6 continuous hours he/she is entitled to 1 hour aggregate break/rest interval
22. Worker entitled to one day of rest in 7 days
23. Workers entitled to up to 12 days of paid sick leave for temporary illness if certified by a registered doctor nominated by the employer
24. After 12 months of continuous service employee is entitled to 6 working days of paid leave
25. Sick leave and annual leave pay only includes salary (not overtime or allowances)
26. Women are entitled to 6 weeks leave before birth and confinement and 6 weeks of leave after birth and confinement at 50% of salary
27. Employer not liable for healthcare costs of said woman
28. If you have more than 25 employees you are required to set up a pension scheme (Pension Act Cap 346)
29. Employees in hazardous occupations (mining, heavy machinery etc) must be insured against injury (Workmen’s Compensation Act Cap 407)