{"id":580,"date":"2022-09-01T05:35:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bela.dmtca.work\/?p=580"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T12:10:13","slug":"domestic-workers-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentsienchill.com\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"Ghana’s Domestic Workers Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In 2020, the Domestic Workers Regulations, 2020 (LI 2408) (\u201cRegulations\u201d) was passed to provide protection for domestic workers. Two years after its passage, there is very little public awareness of the Regulations. This article discusses highlights of the Regulations for domestic workers and their employees.<\/p>\r\n

Definition of a domestic worker:<\/strong> A domestic worker includes a person engaged to undertake duties including household chores, babysitting, driving, gardening, assistance with petty trading and security services.<\/p>\r\n

Employment terms:<\/strong> The terms of an employment contract of a domestic worker must be in writing. The contract must state the frequency and mode of payment of wages, lodging and meals to be provided (if any), hours of work and rest periods, duties of the domestic worker, as well as training and skills to be provided. Health care requirements including registration under the National Health Insurance Scheme, pre-employment and post-termination medical examinations to be undertaken, background checks required and referees and guarantors to be contacted must also be stated.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

If the domestic worker is illiterate, the employer must ensure that the employment contract is read and explained to the domestic worker in a language that the worker understands before the domestic worker thumbprints or signs the contract.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The employer must deposit the employment contract with the District Labour Officer within a month of its execution. Any amendments to the contract must be deposited with the District Labour Officer within two weeks of making them. A contract with terms less favourable than the provisions of the Regulations is void.<\/p>\r\n

Working hours:<\/strong> The maximum working hours for a domestic worker is sixteen hours a day and six days a week. Rest periods must be at least eight hours between two consecutive working days and twenty-four consecutive hours rest every week. Hours beyond the maximum hours must be paid as overtime. This means that if the domestic worker starts work at 4:00 am daily, the worker must close work by 8:00 pm. The worker must rest for at least eight hours before the next working day starts at 4:00 am. Any work done beyond 8:00 pm will be counted as overtime for which the worker will be entitled to be paid. The domestic worker is entitled to a break within the working day. The domestic worker must not work overtime unless the employer has agreed fixed rates for overtime with the worker.<\/p>\r\n

Rights of a domestic worker:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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The domestic worker is entitled to:<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n