Co-authored by Danyel Thomson and Mya Myintzu of
DFDL
During the second half of 2017, the Ministry of Labor,
Immigration and Population issued Notification 140/2017 together
with a revised Standard Employment Contract (SEC 2017), which
repeals and replaces the previous template, SEC 2015. As a result,
entities with more than five employees in Myanmar must follow SEC
2017 and register executed employment contracts with the labor
office in the relevant township.
Employers must include the terms and conditions in annexes by
which they expect employees to abide. This includes the responding
disciplinary action to be taken in the event of any misconduct,
i.e., Annex (A): minor offenses and employer's responsive
actions; and Annex (B): serious offenses and employer's
responsive action. Per SEC 2017, the "Ethical Code"
issued in the Industrial Zone can be referenced as a sample, and
can be amended in accordance with the nature of the work in a
particular workplace.
