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| Name: | The Employment Act, 2006 (Act No. 6) |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Subject(s): | Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2006-05-24 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Uganda Gazette - Acts Supplement No. 5, 2006-06-08, Vol. XCVIX, No. 36, pp. 1- 74  (PDF 1'070kb) |
| ISN: | UGA-2006-L-74416 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=74416&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Uganda Gazette - Acts Supplement No. 5, 2006-06-08, Vol. XCVIX, No. 36, pp. 1- 74 PDF 1'070kb  Legislation on-line Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda PDF (consulted on 2017-05-26) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Part I - Preliminary Part II - General Principles (forced labour, discrimination and sexual harassment) Part III - Administration and Jurisdiction (Labour Inspection, Labour Advisory Board) Part IV - The Employment Relationship (contracts, insolvency, employment of children, migrant workers, etc.) Part V - Wages and Related Notices (payment, deductions, union dues, etc.) Part VI - Rights and Duties in Employment (weekly rest, working hours, annual leave, maternity and paternity leaves, sick pay, etc.) Part VII - Discipline and Termination Part VIII - Continuity of Employment (continuous service, seasonal employment, etc.) Part IX - Severance Allowance Part X - Remedies, Jurisdiction Part XI - Miscellaneous Schedule 1 - Disciplinary Code Schedule 2 - Currency Point Repeals the Employment Act (Cap. 219). |
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