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WSM-2013-L-93575
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Title_of_text
Labour and Employment Relations Act, 2013 (2013, No. 7).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Samoa
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-04-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Sootaga Va Lelei o Leipa ma Galuega
Abstract/Citation
AN ACT to:
(a) provide new provisions relating to labour and employment relations to ensure compliance with International Labour Organization requirements; and
(b) improve provisions relating to conditions of employment for national and foreign employees, including wage protection, contracts of service, holidays, leave, hours of work, overtime, conciliation procedures; and
(c) repeal the Labour and Employment Act 1972 and amend other relevant Acts; and
(d) provide for related matters.
Part I - Preliminary
Part II - National Tripartite Forum
Part III - Administration
Part IV - Principles of Employment
Part V - Protection of Wages
Part VI - Contract of Service
Part VII - Terms and Conditions of Employment
Part VIII - Termination of Contract of Service
Part IX - Foreign Employees' Employment Permit
Part X - Conciliation of Employment Disputes
Part XI - Miscellaneous
Also repeals the Labour and Employment Regulations 1973 and Part VIII of the Immigration Act 2004.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2004-01-21 (WSM-2004-L-69278)
Immigration Act 2004 (2004, No. 4)
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1972-12-08 (WSM-1972-L-69509)
Labour and Employment Act 1972, No. 12
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Samoa
Publisher
www.parliament.gov.ws
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.ws
File
WSM93575 Eng.pdf (PDF of Act in English)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament of Samoa
Publisher
www.parliament.gov.ws
Country
Samoa
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.ws
File
WSM93575 Sam.pdf (PDF of Act in Samoan)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
URL
http://www.paclii.org/
File
WSM93575 2019.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to 31/12/2019)