Bangladesh Labor Rules- 2015

(11&12)
Course Title- Human Resources Management ( HRM502 )
Section- 01

Submitted To Submitted By
MD. Rafiqul Islam Arafat Md Jobaed – 21364033
S.N- 25
Adjunct Faculty (BRAC University)
What is Wage Board?

 According to section 2, sub-section 45, of The Bangladesh Labor

Code, 2006, Wages Means all remuneration, expressed in terms
of money or capable of being so expressed, which would, if the
terms of employment, expressed or implies, were fulfilled, be
payable to a worker in respect of work done in such
employment.

 It does not include any- value of any accommodation paid by

the employer to any pension fund, provident fund.
 Nomination of the Representatives of workers and the Owner in
Wage Board
 Wage Board Meeting
 Term of the board
 Member’s leaving Bangladesh
 Allowance of Board Members
 Recruitment of Board Employee
 Responsibilities of Board Secretary
 Method of determining minimum wage rate
 Disposal of activities
 Formation of committee
 Presence of witnesses
 Obligation to pay the minimum wage and publishing the wage
rate
 Power of the board about the collection of data and information
 Recruitment Responsibilit Member’s
Wage Board Term of the
of Board ies of Board leaving
board
Meeting Bangladesh
Employee Secretary
if any Member The board
remains absent from members must
the subsequent The government remain in their
Convening meetings
can recruit a current positions
meetings and the
activities of the board Secretary and If any Member until their hiring is
other employees if aside from the announced in the
shall not be discarded
if a Member cannot needed Chairperson — government
attend the meeting. leaves Bangladesh, gazette.
Keeping records of he or she must tell
meeting minutes the Chairperson of
No officer/employee the likely dates of
The Chairperson will below the post of their leave and After their service
choose the meeting's Assistant Labor return. term is over, all
location and start Director or Assistant
Taking actions as per Members are
time. The board shall Inspector General
can be recruited as
the decisions of the eligible for re-
select how the meeting
Secretary of the employment.
meeting will be
conducted. board.
 Power of the board
Obligation to pay the about the collection
minimum wage and Presence of witnesses
publishing the wage rate
In order to conduct the
investigation procedures
lawfully, the Chairperson
No Owner or Contractor of the board shall enjoy
or Management the power detailed in
Authority can give less Code of Civil Procedures-
amount of money than 1908 (Act No- 05 of
the minimum wage rate 1908), including forcing
declared by law to any the concerned parties
worker or employee. and witnesses to be
present along with
necessary documents
and deeds.
Disposal of
of data and activities
information
The decisions of the
board shall be taken
In order to
with the consent of
implement the
purposes of law, the majority of
Chairperson or a Members present in
Member of the the meeting. If there
board or an Advisor, is equal number of
a Specialist or votes of both parties
Official of the board regarding an issue,
authorized by the the Chairperson can
Chairperson have a Casting Vote
in order to settle the
issue
Compensation for injuries of the workers due to Accidents
 Review of monthly wage rate
payable as compensation due
to temporary disability
 Method of applying for
reviewing the compensation
 Nomination of heir/legal
representative in order for
receiving compensation
 Submission of compensation
money to Labor Court
 Publishing the list of
deposited compensation
money
 Application for depositing
compensation money to Labor
Court
 Transfer of undisbursed
money and investment
 Treatment of the injured
worker
 Decision about clarity of
injury
 Fitness test of the female workers  The cost of sending money
 Memorandum of Agreement  Preservation of Memorandum of Agreement.
 Method of registering or not registering the
Memorandum of Agreement by Labor Court
 Next method of denying record of memorandum
 Registering the received memorandum for
record
 Sending money to another authority
 Sending compensation money outside the
country
 Memorandum for sending money
 Steps taken by the Labor Court
 Steps taken by Entitled authority
 Transferring money received from abroad to the
entitled authority
 Report of disbursed money
 Welfare Fund of workers
 Preserving the accounts of Fund
Review of monthly wage rate payable as compensation due
to temporary disability
• The Owner has ascertained the right of compensation of the worker and wage of worker has increased.
• The worker has ensured the right of compensation and wage of the worker has decreased.

Method of applying for reviewing the compensation

• If the Labor Court, after examining the application of decreasing or stopping the compensation
money payable by the Owner, finds that the Owner has legal reasons to decrease or stop the
compensation money, it can issue orders to postpone paying of the monthly compensation money
completely or partially, giving details about the findings .

Submission of compensation money to Labor Court

• In case of death of the worker due to injuries, the Owner shall, as per Section 155 (1),
submit as statement in compliance with Form-45 to Labor Court for paying compensation
money to it and submit another statement in accordance with Form-46 in order for
paying other compensation money. In both cases, the court shall provide an
acknowledgement receipt in accordance with Form-47 to the payer.
Publishing the list of deposited compensation money

• The list shall mention the name and address of the Payers/Depositors and the name
and address of those deceased or injured persons due to whom the compensation
money has been deposited

Application for depositing compensation money to Labor Court

• In case the Owner did not legally give compensation money to the injured worker or to
the dependents or legal representatives of the deceased worker or to the Labor Court,
the worker himself/herself or any dependent/legal representative of the deceased
worker can apply to Labor Court for issuing an order to the respective Owners in order
to pay the due money.

Treatment of the injured worker

• The treatment of the worker injured in the workplace has to performed under the
supervision of the Owner and the Owner is obliged to bear the expenses related
therein.
 Trade Union And Industry Relationship

For Bangladesh, unions may help

Trade Unions are the controller of the
prevent another Rana Plaza, which
labor force of an industry which
the industry cannot afford to happen
workers for the betterment of the
to crudely protect its economic
country’s trade by ensuring the right
interests if not concern for the welfare
of the labor force.
of fellow Bangladeshi citizens.
 Number of Members in the Executive
Application for membership of Trade Union.
Committee
Register of trade unions, trade unions’
Certification of registration
federation and confederation.
Necessary requirements for registration
Preserving Register, Ledger, and Meeting
Minute Book etc. Registration fee

Outlines of Trade
union and Industry
Relationship

Annual returns submission Election Conduction Committee

Audit Facilities of the meetings
Collective bargaining agent selection Formation of units participating committee
Poll workers’ recognition or identity card Avoiding some actions
 Application for membership of Trade Union

• The worker or employee or Owner or Union or Federation willing to join in any Trade Union Organization or Federation of Trade Unions or Confederation shall apply for
membership in accordance with Form.

Necessary requirements for registration

• As per Section 179(1)(c), Form- 56(a), Form- 56(b) or, if applicable, Form- 56(c) has to be used in order for having registration in Trade Union, Trade Union Federation or
Confederation.

Register of trade unions, trade unions’ federation and confederation

• As per section 182 the Labor Director or the entitled officer will keep ledger of trade union as per form-59 (a), ledger of trade union federation as per form-59 (b), ledger of trade
union confederation as per form-59 (c).

Certification of registration

• After receiving an application from any trade union, its federation and confederation, if the Labor Director or entitled officer hereby becomes satisfied that,
the union, federation and confederation can be registered under law, then he/she will instruct the applicant in written to pay the specified fee in the
government treasury through treasury challan for receiving certification of registration
Audit
Final account of trade union, federation or confederation to be audited by
recognized Chartered Accountant as per Bangladesh Chartered Accounts
Order, 1973 (P.O No. 2 of 1973)

Nominate a representative
Each competitor can nominate maximum one person as the representative
to be present during vote by secret ballot in each polling booth by applying
in written to the presiding officer of every trade union polling center.

Nomination

Any voter can propose or support the name one voter for electing the
representative in the participating committee.
Thank You