NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR THE
Welfare & Educational Institutions
General Secretary
A Message from the General Secretary
As the General Secretary of the National Employment Council for Welfare and Educational Institutions, I take great pride in the work we do to foster collaboration, ensure compliance, and support the rights and responsibilities of all parties within the sector. This website reflects our commitment to transparency, accessibility, and service excellence.
Whether you are an employer, employee, or stakeholder, we trust that the resources provided here will empower you with the knowledge and support you need. We welcome your engagement and encourage you to connect with us as we continue to build a fair and progressive labour environment.
Thank you for visiting our website.
– General Secretary
General Secretary
Labour Relations Skills
Our main business is providing labour relations skills through training, awareness programmes through outreach to all membership countrywide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apply for Exemption
- Audited financial statements. A current balance sheet provided by the book keeper of the institution where an application is being made further
than three months after the date of audited financial statements. - List of names, grades and current grades and current salaries of employees affected by the exemption application.
- Reasons for such application.
- Minutes of relevant meeting held with affected workers in which they were informed of the institution’s intention to seek exemption from paying the prescribed wages.
- Permanent contract
- Fixed term contract
- Casual contract
- Overtime is performed when an employee works for hours that exceed the stipulated daily or weekly maximum
working hours for such employee. Further, if an employee performs work during a specified holiday or during his/her
day off. - Compensation of overtime: In a normal working week the employee shall be paid overtime at one and half times rate,
whilst on a day off the employee shall be paid a double rate.
It is payable to an employee who is required to travel from his or her usual place of work as to necessitate his or her sleeping away from home. It is paid to cater for an employee’s breakfast, lunch, supper and transport, if not being provided by the employer.
It is paid when an employee has completed five or more of continuous service with the employer and is payable on employment contract termination.
Gratuity formula is: Percentage*current monthly wages* number of years served
Statutory terminal benefits such as outstanding salaries, allowances and benefits, notice pay, accrued vacation leave days, gratuity/pension. These are paid as per statute.
There is a set minimum compensation package of 2 weeks salary for every year served.
There is no 12 annual leave days in the welfare and education industry. Types of leave stipulated are: vacation leave, sick leave, maternity leave and special/compassionate leave.