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BLZ-2011-L-86622
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Title_of_text
Labour (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 3 of 2011).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Belize
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-04-13
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes numerous amendments to the Act to reform the provisions concerning termination of employment. These include amendments to Sections 2 (definitions); 4 (complaints of unfair dismissal to be treated by the Labour Commissioner); 26 (continuous employment); 29A (probationary period); Part VI (repealed). Adds new Sections 36 to 48 concerning termination of contract, notice periods, unfair dismissal. Repeals and replaces Section 183 concerning severance pay and amends Section 184. Inserts new Part XX establishing a Labour Complaints Tribunal.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1959-12-31 (BLZ-1959-L-64160)
Labour Act (Cap. 297).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2011-04-16
Number
No. 3
File
F525309438/BLZ86622.pdf (PDF)