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Employment Act 1982 (Cap 47:01) (Act 29, 1982).

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Botswana
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
1982-11-30
National
Law, Act

Second Region

An Act to repeal and replace the Employment Act in order to amend the law relating to employment, to make comprehensive provision therefore and to provide for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. Inter alia, Part III: Contracts of Employment; Part V: Recruitment; Part VI: Forced labour; Part VII: Protection of wages; Part VIII: Rest periods, hours of work, holidays, etc.; Part XI: Employment of children and young persons; Part XII: Employment of females; Part XVI: Determination of minimum wages.

In 2010, the Act was amended by the Employment (Amendment) Act 2010 (Act No. 10 of 2010). The Act introduced changes to section 23 concerning restrictions of the grounds upon which an employer may terminate the employment contract by adding sexual orientation and health status (including HIV/AIDS status) as prohibited grounds of discrimination. It also introduces a new section 23(e), which provides more general protection against discrimination.
23(d) the employee's race, tribe, place of origin, social origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, colour, creed, health status or disability; or
23(e) any other reason which does not affect the employee's ability to perform that employee's duties under the contract of employment.

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Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Act as amended to 1992
    Author
    Employment (Chapter 47:01)
    Publisher
    Government Printer
    Place of publication
    Gaborone
    Country
    Republic of Botswana
    Date
    2002
    Number
    pp. 1-87

Serial region

    Serial title
    Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Supplement A
    Date
    1982-12-29
    Page range
    pp. A135-A221