Lesson 1Night shifts, weekend work and special rosters (shift work) and legal effectsThis part covers night shifts, weekend duties, and shift arrangements, detailing night allowances, shorter night hours, rotating shifts, round-the-clock operations, union agreements, and HR tips to handle health, safety, and cost concerns.
What counts as night work and how to calculate itNight pay extras and shorter hour rulesWeekend and public holiday work needsOngoing and changing shift setupsUnion talks on unusual schedulesHealth and safety for odd working timesLesson 2Moral bullying (assédio moral) and unfair treatment under Zambian law and court patternsThis part looks at moral bullying and unfair treatment in Zambian law, explaining banned actions, safeguarded traits, employer duties, probe methods, fixes, and HR plans to stop, spot, and deal with harmful or biased behaviours.
Idea and signs of moral bullyingSafeguarded traits and unfair treatmentEmployer blame and duty to stop harmInside reporting and probe stagesPenalties, compensation and court waysTraining and workplace culture to stop bullyingLesson 3Maternity safeguards: maternity leave, job security, reassignment in risky pregnancy and anti-revenge rulesThis part dives into maternity safeguards, covering maternity leave, job steadiness, risky pregnancy moves, nursing breaks, anti-revenge rules, and HR ways for privacy, adjustments, and proper talks with bosses.
Confirming pregnancy and job steadinessMaternity leave length and pay sourcesMoving during risky pregnancyNursing breaks and setupsShield from revenge and biasHandling talks with bossesLesson 4Evidence guidelines and proof loads in labour disputes: records, wage slips, digital logs and allowed proofThis part handles evidence rules in labour fights, stressing proof burdens, employer record duties, time and wage records, digital logs, witness proof, and HR plans for strong paperwork to cut dispute risks.
Proof burden in labour casesEmployer record duties under Employment CodeTime sheets, wage slips and digital logsUsing emails, chats and digital proofWitnesses, statements and trust issuesHR lists for dispute-ready filesLesson 5Working hours, daily and weekly caps, and rest times under Employment Code and extra rulesThis part spells out Employment Code rules on working hours, daily and weekly caps, rest breaks, weekly paid rest, exceptions, and records, showing HR how to plan rosters, check rules, and dodge overtime and tiredness blames.
Normal daily and weekly hour capsMidday rest and meal break needsWeekly paid rest and Sunday work rulesSpecial setups for small worker groupsChecks for work time and presenceHandling tiredness and health in rosteringLesson 6Employer duties on health and safety: safety standards, workplace health committees, medical checks and mental health thoughtsThis part clarifies employer tasks on work health and safety, focusing on safety standards, workplace health committees, required medical checks, mental health boosts, records, and HR's part in stopping blame and aiding safe, healthy spots.
Main safety standards affecting HR workWorkplace health committee planning, topics and recordsRequired entry and regular medical checksBack-to-work and role change checksMental health dangers, burnout and stopsRecording, reporting and probing incidentsLesson 7Severance payouts and sums: severance fund, notice period, due and partial holidays, year-end bonus and other debtsThis part explains severance parts and sums, including severance fund deposits and fines, advance notice, due and partial holiday pay, year-end bonus, other usual debts, and HR checks to avoid mistakes, fights, and fines at end.
Severance fund deposits, statements and 40% fineAdvance notice: worked and paid formsDue and partial holiday payYear-end bonus partial sum rulesOther usual end rightsHR checks to stop severance mistakesLesson 8Overview of Employment Code structure and sources of labour rulesThis part brings in the Employment Code setup and key sources of Zambian labour rules, including the Constitution, laws, orders, safety standards, union deals, and court rulings, pointing out how HR should read and rank overlapping rules.
Order of labour rules in ZambiaEmployment Code setup and key parts for HRConstitution's role in labourRule orders and safety standardsUnion pacts and dealsCourt rulings, summaries and rule patternsLesson 9End types: sackings with and without reason, fair reason needs, warnings and recordsThis part details end types under Zambian law, including sacking with and without reason, fair reason needs, step-by-step discipline, warnings, record standards, and HR's part in cutting fights and ensuring just, legal steps.
Sacking without reason and legal capsFair reason bases under Employment Code and courtStep-by-step discipline and warningsPerformance records and better plansEnd meetings and talksGiving and storing end recordsLesson 10Overtime rules, caps, pay rates, time off in lieu (hours bank) and union pactsThis part clears up overtime rules, caps, pay rates, time off in lieu, hours bank, and union pacts' role, giving HR tools to plan legal setups, control hours, and lessen fights over extra work.
Legal overtime caps and exceptionsOvertime pay rates and sum baseHours bank: legal types and dangersSingle vs union time banksRecording and okaying extra hoursChecking overtime to cut fights
