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| Name: | Labour Amendment Act, 2012 (Act No. 2 of 2012). |
| Country: | Namibia |
| Subject(s): | Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2012-03-24 |
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| ISN: | NAM-2012-L-104154 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=104154&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Ministry of Labour, Namibia PDF (consulted on 2017-05-03) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Act to amend the Labour Act, 2007 so as to substitute and insert certain de nitions; to regulate the employment status of individuals placed by private employment agencies to work for user enterprises; to provide protection for individuals placed by private employment agencies; to prohibit the hiring of individuals placed by private employment agencies in contemplation of a strike or lockout or following collective termination; to introduce a presumption as to employee status based on enumerated criteria; to confer on the Minister the power to deem persons to be employees; to introduce a presumption of indefinite employment; to amend the Employment Services Act, 2011 so as to insert and substitute certain definitions; to substitute certain provisions in order to align them with the definition of private employment agency; and to provide for incidental matters. |
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