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Employment Rights and Protection
- English(1) In order to advance the public interest, efforts shall be made to guarantee work for every able-bodied citizen on terms that will secure his existence.
… (Sec. 75) - DanishStk. 1. Til fremme af almenvellet bør det tilstræbes, at enhver arbejdsduelig borger har mulighed for arbejde på vilkår, der betrygger hans tilværelse.
… (§ 75)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
The Republic shall protect labour in all its forms and practices.
It shall provide for the training and professional advancement of workers.
It shall promote and encourage international agreements and organisations which have the aim of establishing and regulating labour rights.
… (Art. 35) - Italian
La Repubblica tutela il lavoro in tutte le sue forme ed applicazioni.
Cura la formazione e l’elevazione professionale dei lavoratori.
Promuove e favorisce gli accordi e le organizzazioni internazionali intesi ad affermare e regolare i diritti del lavoro.
… (Art. 35)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishThe State shall promote the equal right of men and women to enjoy all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and for this purpose shall take appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination between the sexes by any person, organisation or enterprise; the State shall in particular aim at ensuring that women workers enjoy equal rights and the same wages for the same work as men. (Art. 14)
- MalteseL-Istat għandu jippromwovi dritt ugwali ta’ rġiel u nisa li jgawdu d-drittijiet ekonomiċi, soċjali, kulturali, ċivili u politiċi kollha u għal dan il-għan għandu jieħu dawk il-miżuri li jkunu ndikati biex jelimina kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni bejn is-sessi, minn kull persuna, organizzazzjoni jew azjenda; l-Istat għandu b’mod partikolari jimmira li jiżgura li l-ħaddiema nisa jgawdu drittijiet indaqs u l-istess pagi għall-istess xogħol bħal irġiel. (Art. 14)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Everyone shall have the right to safe and hygienic conditions of work. The methods of implementing this right and the obligations of employers shall be specified by statute.
2. An employee shall have the right to statutorily specified days free from work as well as annual paid holidays; the maximum permissible hours of work shall be specified by statute. (Art. 66) - Polish1. Każdy ma prawo do bezpiecznych i higienicznych warunków pracy. Sposób realizacji tego prawa oraz obowiązki pracodawcy określa ustawa.
2. Pracownik ma prawo do określonych w ustawie dni wolnych od pracy i corocznych płatnych urlopów; maksymalne normy czasu pracy określa ustawa. (Art. 66)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English1. Regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, place of origin, religion and political and ideological convictions, every worker has the right:
a) To the remuneration of his work in accordance with its volume, nature and quality, with respect for the principle of equal pay for equal work and in such a way as to guarantee a proper living;
b) That work be organised under conditions of social dignity and in such a way as to provide personal fulfilment and to make it possible to reconcile work and family life;
c) To work in conditions that are hygienic, safe and healthy;
d) To rest and leisure time, a maximum limit on the working day, a weekly rest period and periodic paid holidays;
e) To material assistance when he involuntarily finds himself in a situation of unemployment;
f) To assistance and fair reparation when he is the victim of a work-related accident or occupational illness.
2. The state is charged with ensuring the working, remuneratory and rest-related conditions to which workers are entitled, particularly by:
a) Establishing and updating a national minimum wage which, among other factors, shall have regard to workers' needs, increases in the cost of living, the level of development of the forces of production, the demands of economic and financial stability, and the accumulation of capital for development purposes;
b) Setting national limits on working hours;
c) Especially protecting the work done by women during pregnancy and following childbirth, as well as the work done by minors, the disabled and those whose occupations are particularly strenuous or are undertaken in unhealthy, toxic or dangerous conditions;
d) In cooperation with social organisations, ensuring the systematic development of a network of rest and holiday centres;
e) Protecting emigrant workers' working conditions and guaranteeing their social benefits;
f) Protecting student workers' working conditions.
3. Salaries shall enjoy special guarantees, as laid down by law. (Art. 59) - Portuguese1. Todos os trabalhadores, sem distinção de idade, sexo, raça, cidadania, território de origem, religião, convicções políticas ou ideológicas, têm direito:
a) À retribuição do trabalho, segundo a quantidade, natureza e qualidade, observando-se o princípio de que para trabalho igual salário igual, de forma a garantir uma existência condigna;
b) A organização do trabalho em condições socialmente dignificantes, de forma a facultar a realização pessoal e a permitir a conciliação da actividade profissional com a vida familiar;
c) A prestação do trabalho em condições de higiene, segurança e saúde;
d) Ao repouso e aos lazeres, a um limite máximo da jornada de trabalho, ao descanso semanal e a férias periódicas pagas;
e) À assistência material, quando involuntariamente se encontrem em situação de desemprego;
f) A assistência e justa reparação, quando vítimas de acidente de trabalho ou de doença profissional.
2. Incumbe ao Estado assegurar as condições de trabalho, retribuição e repouso a que os trabalhadores têm direito, nomeadamente:
a) O estabelecimento e a actualização do salário mínimo nacional, tendo em conta, entre outros factores, as necessidades dos trabalhadores, o aumento do custo de vida, o nível de desenvolvimento das forças produtivas, as exigências da estabilidade económica e financeira e a acumulação para o desenvolvimento;
b) A fixação, a nível nacional, dos limites da duração do trabalho;
c) A especial protecção do trabalho das mulheres durante a gravidez e após o parto, bem como do trabalho dos menores, dos diminuídos e dos que desempenhem actividades particularmente violentas ou em condições insalubres, tóxicas ou perigosas;
d) O desenvolvimento sistemático de uma rede de centros de repouso e de férias, em cooperação com organizações sociais;
e) A protecção das condições de trabalho e a garantia dos benefícios sociais dos trabalhadores emigrantes;
f) A protecção das condições de trabalho dos trabalhadores estudantes.
3. Os salários gozam de garantias especiais, nos termos da lei. (Art. 59)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
(1) Employees have the right to just and satisfying working conditions. The law guarantees, above all
a) the right to remuneration for work done, sufficient to ensure them a dignified standard of living,
b) protection against arbitrary dismissal and discrimination at the work place,
c) labor safety and the protection of health at work,
d) the longest admissible working time,
e) adequate rest after work,
f) the shortest admissible period of paid leave,
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(2) Every employee has the right to remuneration for work done which is not lower than minimal wage. A law shall regulate details on the minimal wage. (Art. 36) - Slovak
(1) Zamestnanci majú právo na spravodlivé a uspokojujúce pracovné podmienky. Zákon im zabezpečuje najmä
a) právo na odmenu za vykonanú prácu, dostatočnú na to, aby im umoţnila dôstojnú ţivotnú úroveň,
b) ochranu proti svojvoľnému prepúšťaniu zo zamestnania a diskriminácii v zamestnaní,
c) ochranu bezpečnosti a zdravia pri práci,
d) najvyššiu prípustnú dĺţku pracovného času,
e) primeraný odpočinok po práci,
f) najkratšiu prípustnú dĺţku platenej dovolenky na zotavenie,
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(2) Každý zamestnanec má právo, aby jeho odmena za vykonanú prácu nebola nižšia ako minimálna mzda. Podrobnosti o úprave minimálnej mzdy ustanoví zákon. (Čl. 36)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone who is employed has the right to rest.
This right is ensured by providing weekly rest days and also paid annual vacation, by establishing a shorter working day for certain professions and industries, and reduced working hours at night.
The maximum number of working hours, the minimum duration of rest and of paid annual vacation, days off and holidays as well as other conditions for exercising this right, are determined by law. (Art. 45) - UkrainianКожен, хто працює, має право на відпочинок.
Це право забезпечується наданням днів щотижневого відпочинку, а також оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, встановленням скороченого робочого дня щодо окремих професій і виробництв, скороченої тривалості роботи у нічний час.
Максимальна тривалість робочого часу, мінімальна тривалість відпочинку та оплачуваної щорічної відпустки, вихідні та святкові дні, а також інші умови здійснення цього права визначаються законом. (Стаття 45)
Employment Rights and Protection
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(2) Mothers shall be the object of special protection on the part of the State and shall be guaranteed prenatal and postnatal leave, free obstetric care, alleviated working conditions and other social assistance.
… (Art. 47) - Bulgarian…
(2) Жената майка се ползва от особената закрила на държавата, която й осигурява платен отпуск преди и след раждане, безплатна акушерска помощ, облекчаване на труда и други социални помощи.
… (Чл. 47)
Employment Rights and Protection
- English
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Statutes shall also lay down the basic principles of:
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- Employment law,
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 34) - French
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La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux:
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- du droit du travail,
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 34)
Employment Rights and Protection
- EnglishEveryone has the right to freely choose their employment and workplace according to their abilities and qualifications. Forced labour is prohibited. Participation in the relief of disasters and their effects, and work pursuant to a court order shall not be deemed forced labour. (Art. 106)
- LatvianIkvienam ir tiesības brīvi izvēlēties nodarbošanos un darbavietu atbilstoši savām spējām un kvalifikācijai. Piespiedu darbs ir aizliegts. Par piespiedu darbu netiek uzskatīta iesaistīšana katastrofu un to seku likvidēšanā un nodarbināšana saskaņā ar tiesas nolēmumu. (Art. 106)