Mozambique Labour and Employment Law: Theory and Application
The Programme in Mozambique Labour and Employment Law is designed to provide HR managers, labour relations practitioners and line managers with advanced knowledge and skills specifically related to labour relations management. The course provides you with an opportunity to develop specialist labour law and labour relations know-how, specifically focused for Mozambique. You will be able to gain first-hand experience through participation in case studies and simulated role-plays, that focus on Mozambique labour law and labour relations.
Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing the course, you will be able to:
- Understand and describe the full scope of Mozambique Labour Law
- Understand and describe the Labour Relations Environment
- Describe the most important guidelines in Labour Legislation
- Be able to manage the solving and management of grievances
- Deal with discipline and dismissals in the workplace
- Deal with disputes through negotiations
- Understand and deal with industrial action
Course Facilitator:
Eduardo Chimela, Labour Market Analyst – Mozambique
1. Introduction to Labour Relations Management Practices:
- Labour Relations Management principles
- Employment Contracting
- Grievance resolution
- LR Management policies
2. Introduction to Mozambican Labour Law in the Context of LRM:
- Overview of Mozambique Labour environment
- Employment contracts and other forms of contracts including employment terms
- Remuneration
- Introduction to workforce planning and local content requirements and reporting
- Employment of Foreign Citizens
- Termination and dismissal
- Health and safety in the workplace
3. Managing Discipline and Dismissals:
- Approaches and foundations to discipline
- Legal Guidelines
- Procedural & Substantive fairness –Misconduct
- Poor work performance
- Operational requirements
4. Organisational Rights & Negotiations:
- Introduction to collective bargaining in Mozambique
- Principles and techniques of negotiation
- Organisational rights
- Collective bargaining forums
- Collective agreements
- Effective collective bargaining and negotiations
- Strikes & lock-outs
5. Dispute resolution in labour relations:
- Disputes of rights / interests
6. Practical, case study and role playing session
Mozambique Employment and Labour Law 2016
What are the main sources of employment law? The Constitution of Mozambique establishes in its Title III, Chapter V (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and Duties) a number of fundamental rights, such as freedom of association (Trade Unions), the right to work and the right to strike. Additionally, the Mozambican Employment Law (Law No. 23/2007, of 1 August 2007) is applicable to all employment relationships in Mozambique. The employment relationships of foreign non-resident employees are also regulated by Decree No. 55/2008, of 30 December 2008.
Courtesy of ICLG. Read the full article here.
Labor Market Regulation in Mozambique
Below is a detailed summary of some of the labor regulations that would apply to local entrepreneurs wishing to hire workers, organize working schedules, improve job quality for workers, or make workers redundant for economic reasons in Mozambique. It measures the regulation of employment, specifically as they affect a local entrepreneur running a supermarket or grocery store operating in the economy's largest business city (for 11 economies the data are also collected for the second largest business city) and employing 60 employees.
Courtesy of www.doingbusiness.org. Read the full article here.