The Finance Act 2023 brings significant changes to the employment landscape, including the introduction of the 4-day work week, leave management to take care of sick children and elderly people...

The Mauritian Government passed amendments to the Workers Act that will be to benefit to the labours/workers at large as there are social welfare benefits in case of insolvencies

Certain employees in Mauritius who worked in 2024 can look forward to extra relief from the rising cost of living in the form of a 14th-month pay bonus.

The law is silent regarding changed employment conditions due to a pandemic.

Having an employer who provides you with an attractive reward scheme, sponsors your studies and on top of that supports a work-life balance is not impossible to find.

Mauritius enacts law giving employees the option of a four-day workweek and expanding employer-paid leave entitlements to care for an ailing family member, among other key employment-related changes.

The Tribunal held that the use of fingerprints for attendance purposes not expressly consented to by the employee was not in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

These amendments will be of definite interest to operators in the gig economy offering services via platforms.

In March 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in Mauritius due to the pandemic, many unprepared businesses faced the challenge to quickly re-adapt their Business Continuity model, if they were to remain on track.

As the workplace becomes increasingly digitised, the need to protect personal data has become more critical than ever before. Employers and employees alike must navigate the complexities...

On 16 December 2015, the Supreme Court of Mauritius, in Oisel (Maurice) Ltée v Echevin M F & Ors, held that an act of competition against a former employer is not forbidden except if the former employee is bound by a restrictive clause.

No instrument of the International Labour Organisation ("ILO") defines the concept of "minimum wage".

The new Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2022 (the "Regulations"), which came into operation on 31 May 2023, prohibits smoking in the workplace...

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will be formally introduced at the National Assembly this Thursday 18 July 2024. The object of the Bill is to provide for the implementation...

Mr Appadoo joined the SBM, a Government-owned listed company, in June 1980. He was employed under a series of fixed-term contracts and progressed to senior leadership.

As announced in our E-Alert on 6 June 2023, the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development (Minister of Finance) had previously tabled the Mauritian National Budget...