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Labour Law & Industrial Relations-Bangladesh

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LABOUR LAW 2006 & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS UNDERSTANDING & APPLICATION IN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN BANGLADESH M. SHABBIR ALI LEARNING OBJECTIVES (PART-I) • • • • • • • • • • Background of Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 Salient features of this new law Workers classification Appointment Letter, ID Card, Service Book Wage & Payment/ Minimum Wage Modes of Separation Working Hour, Weekly Holiday, OT & Leave Maternity Benefit Safety, First Aid Appliance & Canteens Other Welfare Provisions HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Bangladesh Labour Law 2006  Prior to this new labour law, there were 26 Acts, 14 Ordinances and about 35 Rules and Regulations and most of these laws were quite old. Some of these laws were ambiguous. As a …show more content…

 Badli: A worker who is employed in an establishment for the period of temporary absence of a permanent or probationer worker.  Casual: A worker employed on a casual basis and the employment is of casual in nature. WORKERS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO SIX CATEGORIES…CONTD  Temporary: A temporary worker in an establishment for work that is basically temporary in nature and is likely to be finished within a limited period.  Probationer: A worker provisionally employed in any establishment to fill up a post of permanent vacancy and his probationer period has not been completed.  Permanent: A worker employed with a view to fill up a permanent post or if he completes satisfactorily his probation period in the establishment. APPOINTMENT LETTERS, ID CARDS AND SERVICE BOOKS No employer shall employ any worker without issuing Appointment letters and ID cards with photograph. A service book to be provided for every worker. The law specifies  what information should be included appointment letter and in the service book, in

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