| CRITERIA Exploitation of Labour Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining Safe & Hygienic Working Environment Accommodation Child Labour Living Wages To Be Paid Working Hours Are Not Excessive No Discrimination Regular Employment No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment Continual Improvement | | Working Hours - Law - Normal workweek: maximum 48 hours.
- Annual leave: 2 days of annual leave per month.
- Paid sick leave (with medical certificate):first 3 months full pay, next 3 months half pay.
- If the employee has not recovered in 6 months, the employer may dismiss the employee.
- Maternity leave: 90 days paid leave (on production of medical certificate), subject to completion of two years of continuous service from the date of first engagement or since the last maternity leave. Maternity leave is additional to any other leave to which the employee is entitled.
- If a woman suffers from illness arising from pregnancy she is entitled to sick leave as above.
- Women employees have the right to paid leave to nurse a child in hospital, without losing annual leave entitlement.
This means that:  | - Workers should not work for longer than the legal standard hours plus the legal limit of overtime.
- Workers should have at least one day off per week.
- Any work carried out outside the standard work week is overtime. Workers must receive the correct overtime pay for overtime work (see section 5 Living wages to be paid).
- Women and young workers should not work at night.
- Management must be familiar with the laws on overtime hours which apply to their production site. In general, workers should be asked to work no more than 12 hours overtime per week.
- Workers should receive the annual, sick and maternity leave to which they are entitled.
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