BANGLADESH LABOUR ACT COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST (2024-2026)
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WORKING HOURS & OVERTIME
[ ] Standard hours capped at 8/day and 48/week (s.100-101)
[ ] Overtime paid at 2x basic wage for extra hours (s.108)
[ ] Total hours incl. overtime do not exceed 10/day
[ ] One full weekly rest day (24 consecutive hours) (s.103)
[ ] Attendance captured via biometric/app and reconciled to payroll

LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS
[ ] Casual leave: 10 days/year, full pay (s.115)
[ ] Sick leave: 14 days/year, full pay (s.116)
[ ] Earned/annual leave: 1 day per 18 days worked (factory) or 1 per 11 (commercial) (s.117)
[ ] Maternity benefit: 16 weeks for eligible workers (s.46-49)
[ ] Festival holidays: 11 days/year with pay (s.118)
[ ] Leave balances tracked per employee with carry-forward limits

WAGES & PAYROLL
[ ] Salaries paid by the 7th of the following month (s.123)
[ ] Itemised payslip issued: basic, allowances, TDS, PF, net pay
[ ] TDS deducted per NBR income tax slabs (Income Tax Act 2023)
[ ] Minimum wage rates applied per latest government gazette

TERMINATION & BENEFITS
[ ] Notice periods observed per s.26 (120/60/30 days by worker class)
[ ] Gratuity: 30 days basic per completed year (1+ year service) (s.2(10))
[ ] Compensation on termination by retrenchment calculated correctly

RECORDS & INSPECTION
[ ] Employee, attendance, leave, wage and termination records kept 5+ years
[ ] Records exportable as date-ranged reports for labour inspection
[ ] Service book/register maintained for each worker

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