Section 37. Workers as privileged creditors: "Notwithstanding any other written law,
privileges and rights in respect of wages of servants under Articles 2101, 2104, and 2105 of the
Civil Code extend to the wages of all workers, their holiday pay and payments and compensations
upon termination of employment […]"
Section 40.1: "The Ministry may after consultation with the Unions, the employers'
organisations and such other representatives of workers […] who are not members of any Union
whom the Minister considers it fit to consult, make regulations prescribing –
a) the statutory wages to be paid to workers by employers […]
b) the conditions of employment to be provided for workers by employers".
2: "Regulations under subsection 1.b) may prescribea) the maximum permissible number of hours of work, normal and overtime in any day or week,
rest periods and the number of consecutive hours of rest to which a worker is entitled;
b) the number of days of annual leave, maternity leave for the purpose of fulfilling or in connection
with any civic duties or unpaid leave and the condition under which such leave may be granted;
c) extra rates of payment or time off in lieu or overtime, work on Sundays and other public holidays
and exception therefrom;
d) the maximum sum which an employer may deduct from the wages to be paid to a worker in
respect of the cost of food or housing or both food and hosing provided by the employer;
e) conditions attaching to the employment of women, trainees, young workers and disabled persons;
f) maternity protection benefits;
g) facilities to be granted to the worker for training for social, sport and cultural activities;
h) generally improved living and working conditions.
Section 41.1:
"[…] wages are calculated on an hourly basis".
2: "Wages may be calculated on a task or piece work basis wherever the Minister is
satisfied that such calculation will encourage productivity, but where wages are so calculate, the
worker shall not receive less than the national minimum wage".
Section 45. Security of wages.
Section 46. Employment benefits.
Part VI "Protection of Employment" includes restriction on termination of contract,
restrictions on lay-offs of workers, variation of terms of employment (in any way less
favourable to the worker), termination of contract upon change of ownership and
redundancy of workers.