Labour

Main Menu

Did you know?

Prohibition against Termination

An employer shall not terminate the services of an employee on any of the following grounds:

1. Trade union membership or participation in trade union activities outside working hours or, with the consent of the employer, within working hours.

2. Seeking office as, or acting as the capacity of, an employee representative.

3. Making a complaint or participating in proceedings against an employer involving an alleged violation of laws and regulation.

4. Race, colour, sex, marital status, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, nationality or social origin.

5. Reasonable absence from work due to family emergencies or responsibilities.

6. Absence from work during maternity leave as certified by a medical practitioner.

7. Absence from work due to injury or illness provided that the employee submits a medical certificate to his employer by the third day of absence.

8. Absence from work in the performance of jury service as required by law.

Feedback

How helpful has been this website in providing the information you were seeking?

	Very Helpful
	Helpful
	Somewhat Helpful
	Not Helpful

Content View Hits : 486828

Who's on now

JOB SEEKER REGISTRATION - UPDATING OF RECORDS

Job seekers who registered with the Employment Service Unit within the Labour Department and have changed their telephone numbers are requested to visit the office to update your information urgently.

Call for proposal: Consultancy services for research and policy design - Belize National Child Labour Policy

The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct background research and draft the forthcoming national child labour policy.

Please see link below for details.

https://www.ilo.org/caribbean/newsroom/WCMS_800048/lang--en/index.htm

Guidelines For Employer/Employers for COVID-19

GOVERNMENT OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS TO MITIGATE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and the challenges that it is presenting to the business community and workers alike, the Department of Labour wishes to publish guidelines to assist you in managing the situation.