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The Labour Law No. 3 of 1962

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 3Date: 19/03/1962 Corresponding to 13/10/1381 HijriNumber of Articles: 77Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 2Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1962 Corresponding to 25/07/1381 HijriPage from: 2591

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Penalties, Inspection and Execution

72 Article

1. No employer shall impose a penalty on an employee unless he has displayed clearly and conspicuously in the workplace a description of all penalties approved by the Director.

In determining these penalties, the following principles shall be taken into account:

All violations and their respective penalties shall be defined.
No penalty shall be imposed on the employee for a violation not related to his work.
No more than a single penalty shall be imposed for any violation.
Any deduction from the employee's monthly salary shall not exceed the proportion of his wage for a maximum of five days.
No penalty shall be imposed on the employee where a period of fifteen days has elapsed from the date of such violation without a penalty having been imposed.

73 Article

Where an employer employs ten or more employees, he shall:

Keep a record for each employee indicating his name, work, nationality, residence, marital status, date of commencement of service, annual and sick leave taken, and any penalties imposed on him.
Display clearly and conspicuously in the workplace the official working hours and rest periods.
Keep a record showing terminated employees, the dates of termination, and the reasons for such termination.

1. Authorized inspectors entrusted with inspections in accordance with a resolution of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs shall be responsible for supervising the application of the provisions of this Law. For this purpose, they shall be permitted to enter workplaces to inspect registers, books, schedules and instructions stated in this Lawin accordance with the Ministry's directives.

Such inspectors shall be vested with the powers of judicial law enforcement officers in proving violations of this Law.
Such inspectors shall carry proof of identification at all times.
The Director shall regulate by a resolution the methods that ensure the proper management of the inspection process referred to in paragraph 1above.
Employers, their representatives or agents shall facilitate the work of the inspectors and furnish them with true and correct data for the proper performance of their tasks.

75 Article

Notwithstanding any penalty prescribed by another law, any person convicted of violating this Law shall be sentenced to a fine oftwo thousand (2000) Rubees.
76 Article

All competent authorities, each in its respective jurisdiction, shall enforce this Law. Resolutions required for its implementation shall be issued by the Director.