Labour code

A labour code, (also called a code of labour laws) is a codification of labour laws in legislative form.

One of the first labour codes was first introduced in 1918 in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, as a legal framework underlying the requirement to ensure the right to work declared in the first Soviet Constitution.^[1]

In the aftermath of post-war the labour codes basing upon the same set of social guarantees were introduced in German Democratic Republic, People's Republic of Hungary, People's Republic of Poland and the other socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

Presently the Labour Code exists in Russian Federation and in some other former Soviet Republics.

In Canada the Labour Code (R.S., 1985, c. L-2) was adopted in 1985 superseding the .^[2]

India[]

Parliament of India passed four labour codes in 2019 and 2020 sessions. Together, these four codes merged 44 existing labour laws.^[3]

USSR[]

Russian: Кодекс законов о труде, abbr. КЗОТ, "KZOT").

On July 10, 1918 the 5th All-Russian Congress of Soviets adopted the Constitution of Russia which declared the right and duty to work for all citizen.^[4] Pursuant to this the All-Russian Central Executive Committee approved the Code of Labour Laws and the "Regulations on employment record books" as an Appendix to the Article 80 of this Code.^[1]

German Democratic Republic[]

German: Arbeitsgesetzbuch, abbr. AGB).

Czech Republic[]

Czech: Zákoník práce
The new^[5] labour code of the Czech Republic No.262/2006 Sb. effective from January 1, 2007, superseded the Code of 65/1965.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Кодекс законов о труде 1918 года // Приложение из учебного пособия И. Я. Киселева «Трудовое право России» (Москва, 2001). — Собрание Узаконений и Распоряжений Рабочего и Крестьянского Правительства РСФСР. 1918; № 87–88. Ст. 905
^ "Canada Labour Code" (PDF). Department of Justice.
^ "Summary of Labour Codes 2020". Labour Codes 2020. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ Constitution of the R.S.F.S.R. (1918) // . 1918. № 51. ст. 582.
^ Bělina, Miroslav. "Nový zákoník práce". Právní rozhledy, May 9, 2006.
^ "Schválený návrh nového zákoníku na webu Ministerstva vnitra ČR" (PDF).

show v t Employment
Classifications	Casual Contingent Full-time Gig Part-time Self-employed Side Skilled Independent contractor Labour hire Temporary Tenure Unskilled Wage labour
Hiring	Application Background check Business networking Cover letter Curriculum Vitae (CV) Drug testing Employment contract Employment counsellor Executive search list Induction programme Job fair Job fraud Job hunting Job interview Letter of recommendation Onboarding Overqualification Person–environment fit Personality–job fit theory Probation Recruitment Résumé Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates Underemployment Work-at-home scheme
Roles	Cooperative Employee Employer Internship Job Labour hire Permanent employment Supervisor Volunteer
Worker class	Blue-collar Green-collar Grey-collar Pink-collar Precariat White-collar
Career and training	Apprenticeship Avocation Career assessment Career counseling Career development Coaching Creative class Education Continuing education E-learning Employability Further education Graduate school Induction training Knowledge worker Licensure Lifelong learning Overspecialization Practice-based professional learning Professional association Professional certification Professional development Professional school Reflective practice Retraining Vocational education Vocational school Vocational university Mentorship Occupational Outlook Handbook Practice firm Profession Tradesman Vocation
Attendance	Break Career break Furlough Gap year Leave of absence Long service leave No call, no show Sabbatical Sick leave Time clock
Schedules	Four-day week Eight-hour day Six-hour day 996 working hour system Flextime On-call Overtime Retroactive overtime Shift work Telecommuting Working time Workweek and weekend
Wages and salaries	Income bracket Income tax Living wage Maximum wage National average salary World Minimum wage Canada Hong Kong Europe United States Progressive wage Singapore Overtime rate Paid time off Performance-related pay Salary cap Working poor
Benefits	Annual leave Casual Friday Child care Disability insurance Health insurance Life insurance Marriage leave Parental leave Pension Sick leave Take-home vehicle
Safety and health	Epilepsy and employment Human factors and ergonomics Karoshi Occupational burnout Occupational disease Occupational exposure limit Occupational health psychology Occupational injury Occupational noise Occupational stress Personal protective equipment Repetitive strain injury Sick building syndrome Work accident Occupational fatality Workers' compensation Workplace phobia Workplace wellness
Equal opportunity	Affirmative action Equal pay for equal work Gender pay gap Glass ceiling
Infractions	Corporate collapses and scandals Accounting scandals Control fraud Corporate behaviour Corporate crime Discrimination Dress code Employee handbook Employee monitoring Evaluation Labour law Sexual harassment Sleeping while on duty Wage theft Whistleblower Workplace bullying Workplace harassment Workplace incivility
Willingness	Boreout Careerism Civil conscription Conscription Dead-end job Job satisfaction McJob Organisational commitment Refusal of work Slavery Bonded labour Human trafficking Labour camp Penal labour Peonage Truck wages Unfree labour Wage slavery Work ethic Work–life balance Downshifting Slow living Workaholic
Termination	At-will employment Dismissal Banishment room Constructive dismissal Wrongful dismissal Employee offboarding Exit interview Layoff Notice period Pink slip Resignation Letter of resignation Restructuring Retirement Mandatory retirement Retirement age Retirement planning Severance package Golden handshake Golden parachute Turnover
Unemployment	Barriers to entry Discouraged worker Economic depression Great Depression Long Depression Frictional unemployment Full employment Graduate unemployment Involuntary unemployment Jobless recovery Phillips curve Recession Great Recession Job losses caused by the Great Recession Lists of recessions Recession-proof job Reserve army of labour Structural unemployment Technological unemployment Types of unemployment Unemployment benefits Unemployment Convention, 1919 Unemployment extension List of countries by unemployment rate Employment rates Employment-to-population ratio Wage curve Youth unemployment
See also templates Aspects of corporations Aspects of jobs Aspects of occupations Aspects of organizations Aspects of workplaces Corporate titles Organized labor

show v t Law
Core subjects	Administrative law Civil law Constitutional law Contract Criminal law Deed Equity Evidence International law Law of obligations Private law Procedure Civil Criminal Property law Public law Restitution Statutory law Tort
Other subjects	Agricultural law Aviation law Amnesty law Banking law Bankruptcy Commercial law Competition law Conflict of laws Construction law Consumer protection Corporate law Cyberlaw Election law Energy law Entertainment law Environmental law Family law Financial law Financial regulation Health law History of the legal profession History of the American legal profession Immigration law Intellectual property International criminal law International human rights International slavery laws Jurimetrics Labour Law of war Legal archaeology Legal fiction Maritime law Media law Military law Nationality law Probate Estate Will and testament Product liability Public international law Space law Sports law Tax law Transport law Trust law Unenforced law Women in law
Sources of law	Charter Legal code / Statutory law Constitution Custom Divine right Divine law Human rights Natural law Natural and legal rights Case law Precedent Law reports Legal treatise Regulations
Law making	Ballot measure Codification Decree Edict Executive order Proclamation Legislation Delegated legislation Regulation Rulemaking Promulgation Repeal Treaty Concordat Statutory law Statute Act of Parliament Act of Congress (US)
Legal systems	Civil law Common law Chinese law Legal pluralism Religious law Canon law Catholic canon law Hindu law Jain law Jewish law Parsi law Sharia Roman law Socialist law Statutory law Xeer Yassa
Legal theory	Anarchist Contract theory Critical legal studies Comparative law Feminist Fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Law and economics Legal formalism History Libertarian International legal theory Principle of legality Principle of typicality Rule of law Sociology
Jurisprudence	Adjudication Administration of justice Criminal justice Court-martial Dispute resolution Fiqh Lawsuit/Litigation Legal opinion Legal remedy Judge Justice of the peace Magistrate Judgment Judicial review Jurisdiction Jury Justice Practice of law Attorney Barrister Counsel Lawyer Legal representation Prosecutor Solicitor Question of fact Question of law Trial Trial advocacy Trier of fact Verdict
Legal institutions	Bureaucracy The bar The bench Civil society Court Court of equity Election commission Executive Judiciary Law enforcement Legal education Law school Legislature Military Police Political party Tribunal
Category Index Outline Portal

show

Organised labour

This labor-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .