NAME: PASHMINA INAYAT

I.D1701-BBA018

Labor Laws in Pakistan

Assignment # 1

Question # 1 By referring to the (attached) “LexMundi World Ready (Global Practice

Guide)”, Fill the table given below.
S.no Questions Pakistan Country 1 Country Difference Your
2 (If Any) Views/Opinions
France
Ecuador
1. What are the equal Article 25 It is Article In term of My opinions
employment of the unlawful 11.2 of the Pakistan law regarding the equal
opportunity/ non- Constituti for an Ecuadoria Pakistan sign opportunity/
discrimination on of employer n to the nondiscrimination is
categories in your Pakistan to Constituti international that in three of
jurisdiction (For U.S. provides discriminat on labors country like
jurisdictions, please that there e both establishes convention Pakistan, France and
answer: Are there shall be no during the the on Ecuador law. They
protected categories discrimina recruitment principle discriminatio all said that no
beyond Title VII in tion on the process and that all n in discrimination on
your state?) basis of throughout persons employment the basis of sex,
sex alone. the are equal and ideology and
Apart employmen and shall occupation religion etc. they
from this, t enjoy the and in this should give all the
although relationship same the say no right to every
Pakistan is on grounds opportunit discriminatio employee and
a of the ies. This n and equal employer. My point
signatory employee's means that payment will of view regard that
to the origin, sex, every be passed in Pakistan there
Internatio morals, person like there should be charge
nal Labor sexual shall should be no some penalty from
Organizati orientation, benefit discriminatio those who did the
on’s age, marital from the n. And in the discrimination so
Conventio status, same France may be in Pakistan
n on nationality, rights and jurisdiction country in some
Discrimin ethnic, opportunit In this case, extent discrimination
ation in national or ies. the employee will be stop like in
Employm racial Specificall is entitled to France and Ecuador
ent and origin, y, the be reinstated they punish the
Occupatio political Labor or receive person who did the
n of 1958, opinions, Code compensator discrimination.
no trade union establishes y damages.
legislation activities, that for this is
on the religious equal type unlawful like
equal pay beliefs or and discriminatio
or physical amount of n and
treatment appearance work strongly
in the , name, individual emphasize on
workforce medical s shall men and
has been condition receive women and
enacted. or the same the constitute
disability, remunerati punished the
or on person who
pregnancy. regardless did such type
French law of any of
places a personal discriminatio
strong distinction n. Also, the
emphasis . Constitution
on equal Discrimin requires the
opportuniti ation government
es for men based on to take
and women age, place actions to
in all of birth, promote real
aspects of gender, equality in
the language, favor of
employmen politic or those who
t religious face actual
relationship ideology, situations of
, including judicial inequity.
the record, And in the
recruitment migration Ecuador
process, status, jurisdiction
appointmen sexual the Labor
t, orientation Code
compensati , health establishes
on, (including that for equal
training, HIV, type and
grade and disability, amount of
 promotion physical work
in problems), individuals
accordance social or shall receive
with EC economic the same
anti-sex status, or remuneration
discriminat any other regardless of
ion type of any personal
legislation. distinction distinction.
Dismissal is
further to prohibited
an . The
employee's Constituti
claim of on
sex punishes
discriminat all types
ion is of
considered discrimina
null and tion. Also,
void. In the
this case, Constituti
the on
employee requires
is entitled the
to be governme
reinstated nt to take
or receive actions to
compensat promote
ory real
damages. equality in
favor of
those who
face actual
situations
of
inequity.
2. Are there any family Apart French law a) In the case In my point of view
and/or medical leave from an provides Maternity family and in out of three
laws in your annual for leave: medical country they have
jurisdiction, and if so, leave a measures Mothers leave laws in good leave but in
what do they require? worker is relating to are three Pakistan there
(For U.S. also medical, entitled to jurisdiction. should be a paternity
jurisdictions, please entitled to maternity, up to In Pakistan leave also and
answer: Are there 10 days adoption, twelve there is sick, adoption leave. And
family and/or medical annually paternity weeks of casual leave in frnace and
leave laws in your with full and paid leave and paternity Ecuador there
state beyond FMLA pay as paternal for the but there is should be a sick and
and if so, what do casual leave and birth of a not there is casual leaves
they require?) leave provides child and not paternity mentioned in the
under for will have leave and law.
section 49 additional ten adoption
H (1) of days of additional leave and in
the FA. paid leave days of the France
Section 49 for specific rest in the and Ecuador
H (2) of family case of law they
the FA events. multiple didn’t
provides births. b) mentioned
that every Paternity the casual
worker leave: and sick
shall be Fathers leave.
entitled to are
16 days of entitled to
sick leave up to ten
and shall days of
be paid ½ paid leave
of his for the
average birth of a
pay in a child. c)
year with Adoption
respect to leave: If a
such couple
leave. It adopts a
should be child, both
noted that of them
the FA are
applies to entitled to
all leave
factories work for
employing fifteen
workers in days
any counting
manufactu from the
ring day the
process, child is
and for the delivered
purposes to them.
of casual These
or sick fifteen
leave also days must
applies to be paid by
those the
workmen employer
to whom as well. d)
and Hospitaliz
establishm ation:
ents to Both
which the parents
Standing are
Orders entitled to
apply. a 25 day
Section 15 leave each
of the if their
WPSEO child is
states that hospitalize
every d. They
employee must, of
shall be course,
entitled to submit a
casual medical
leave with and
full wages hospitaliza
for 10 tion
days in a certificate
calendar to their
year and employers
that such . e)
leave shall Decease:
not Employee
ordinarily s are
be granted entitled to
for more a work
than 3 leave and
days at a to full
time and remunerati
shall not on in case
be of death of
accumulat a spouse,
ed. common-
Moreover law
said spouse,
section parent or
also relative
provides within the
that every second
employee degree of
shall be consangui
entitled to nity or
sick leave affinity.
with full II)
wages for Medical
a total leave:
period of
8 days in
every year
and that
such
leave, if
not
availed of
by any
employee
during a
calendar
year, may
be carried
forward,
but the
total
accumulat
ion of
such leave
shall not
exceed 16
days at
any one
time.
Pursuant
to section
5 of the
Maternity
Benefits
Ordinance
of 1958 a
woman is
entitled to
be
permitted
by her
employer
to absent
her self
from work
for six
weeks
preceding
the
delivery
of her
child and
six weeks
succeedin
g the
delivery
of her
child with
full pay at
the rate of
her wages
last paid
to her.