Workplace Regulations: Ensuring Safety and Compliance

Article 153: Internal Workplace Regulations

Industrial and commercial companies that normally employ twenty-five or more permanent workers across various factories or sections, even if situated in different locations, are required to establish internal rules of order, health, and safety. These rules must detail the obligations and prohibitions workers must adhere to regarding their work and their safety while on company premises.

A copy of these regulations must be submitted to the Ministry of Health and the Labour Department within five days of their finalization.

Staff representatives, individual workers, or trade union organizations within the enterprise may challenge any aspect of the regulations they deem illegal. Challenges should be filed with the appropriate health authority or the Department of Labor. Similarly, the authority or the Department may, on its own initiative, require modifications to the regulations if they are found to be illegal.

Article 154: Required Provisions in Workplace Regulations

The internal rules must contain at least the following provisions:

1. The start and end times of each work shift, including details if work is organized in teams.
2. Break times.
3. The different types of payment methods used.
4. The place, date, and time of payment.
5. Obligations and prohibitions applicable to workers.
6. The designation of executive positions or individuals within the establishment to whom workers should address their requests, complaints, questions, and suggestions.
7. Special rules pertaining to different types of tasks, considering the age and sex of workers.
8. The method for verifying compliance with social security laws, compulsory military service, and identity card requirements. In the case of minors, verification of compliance with mandatory school attendance.
9. Rules and instructions for prevention, health, and safety to be observed by the company or establishment.
10. Penalties that may be applied for violations of these regulations, which may include verbal or written reprimands and fines of up to twenty-five percent of the daily wage.
11. The procedure for submitting appeals against the penalties outlined in the previous point.