MINISTERIAL ORDER Nº 007/19.20 OF 17/03/2020 DETERMINING CORE ELEMENTS OF A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
This Order sets out the essential elements that must be included in a written employment contract.
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This Order sets out the essential elements that must be included in a written employment contract. A written employment contract must include specific core terms, and it may also include other clauses that are favorable to the parties. If an employee is required to work abroad, the employment contract must state the period abroad, the payment currency, repatriation terms, and where and how the employee’s social security contributions will be paid. Employment contracts must be drafted in a language the employee and employer understand, or in two languages if they do not share one language. This article repeals Ministerial Order nº 05 of 13/07/2010 and any prior provisions that conflict with this Order.
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Provisions of MINISTERIAL ORDER Nº 007/19.20 OF 17/03/2020 DETERMINING CORE ELEMENTS OF A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
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Icyo iri teka rigamije
AI-assisted research summary: This Order sets out the essential elements that must be included in a written employment contract.
Ingingo ya mbere: Icyo iri teka rigamije Article One: Purpose of this Order Article premier: Objet du présent arrêté Ingingo ya mbere: Icyo iri teka rigamije Article One: Purpose of this Order Article premier: Objet du présent arrêté Iri teka rigena iby’ingenzi bikubiye mu masezerano y’umurimo yanditse. This Order determines core elements of a written employment contract. Le présent arrêté détermine les éléments essentiels du contrat de travail constaté par écrit. - 2 Verify source ↗
Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano
AI-assisted research summary: A written employment contract must include specific core terms, and it may also include other clauses that are favorable to the parties.
Ingingo ya 2: Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano y’umurimo yanditse Article 2: Core elements of a written employment contract Article 2: Élements essentiels du contrat de travail constaté par écrit Ingingo ya 2: Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano y’umurimo yanditse Article 2: Core elements of a written employment contract Article 2: Éléments essentiels du contrat de travail constaté par écrit Amasezerano y’umurimo yanditse agomba kuba akubiyemo iby’ingenzi bikurikira: A written employment contract must contain the following core elements: Un contrat de travail constaté par écrit doit comporter les éléments essentiels ci-après: 1° umwirondoro w’umukozi 1° identification of the employee and 1° l’identification du travailleur et celle n’uw’umukoresha; employer; de l’employeur; 2° icyo amasezerano agamije; 2° purpose of the contract; 2° l’objet du contrat; 3° inshingano amasezerano; z’abagiranye 3° obligations of contracting parties; 3° les obligations des parties contractantes; 4° igihe amasezerano azamara; 4° duration of the contract; 4° la durée du contrat; 5° imiterere y’umurimo; 5° nature of the employment; 5° la description de l’emploi; 6° intera cyangwa urwego rw’umurimo; 6° category or level of employment; 6° la catégorie ou le niveau d’emploi; 7° aho umurimo uzakorerwa; 7° place of work; 7° le lieu de travail; 8° igihe cy’igeragezwa; 8° probation period; 8° la période d’essai; 9° amasaha y’akazi; 9° working hours; 9° les heures de travail; Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202092 10° umushahara umukozi; n’ibindi bigenerwa 10° salary and fringe benefits for an 10° les salaires et les avantages du employee; travailleur; 11° ibikurwa ku mushahara w’umukozi; 11° deductions on salary of an employee; 11° les déductions travailleur; au salaire du 12° igihe cyo kwishyura umushahara 12° date and place of payment of the salary; 12° la date et le lieu de paiement du n’aho bikorerwa; salaire; 13° igihembo cy’amasaha y’ikirenga; 13° overtime remuneration; 13° le taux de rémunération des heures supplémentaires; 14° uburyo umukozi ashobora 14° procedure of transfer of an employee; 14° la procédure de mutation d’un kwimurirwa ahandi; travailleur; 15° uburyo bwo gukemura impaka; 15° dispute settlement procedure; 15° la procédure de règlement des différends; 16° uburyo bwo gusesa amasezerano 16° procedures for termination of the 16° la procédure de résiliation du contrat y’umurimo; employment contract; de travail; 17° itariki amasezerano atangirira gukurikizwa. y’umurimo 17° date of commencement of the 17° la date d’entrée en vigueur du contrat employment contract. de travail. Amasezerano ashobora kongerwamo izindi ngingo zibereye impande zombi. y’umurimo An employment contract may include other clauses favourable to the contracting parties. Le contrat de travail peut comporter d’autres clauses favorables aux parties contractantes. Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202093 - 3 Verify source ↗
Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano
AI-assisted research summary: If an employee is required to work abroad, the employment contract must state the period abroad, the payment currency, repatriation terms, and where and how the employee’s social security contributions will be paid.
Ingingo ya 3: Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano y’umurimo by’inyongera ku mukozi ukorera mu mahanga Article 3: Additional core elements to employment contract of an employee working abroad 3: Eléments Article essentiels supplémentaires dans le contrat de travail pour un à l’étranger travailleur travaillant Ingingo ya 3: Iby’ingenzi mu masezerano y’umurimo by’inyongera ku mukozi ukorera mu mahanga Article 3: Additional core elements to employment contract of an employee working abroad 3: Eléments essentiels Article supplémentaires dans le contrat de travail pour un à l’étranger travailleur travaillant Iyo umukozi asabwe gukorera mu mahanga, amasezerano y’umurimo agomba kugaragaza ibindi by’ingenzi bikurikira: In case an employee is required to work abroad, the employment contract must indicate the following other core elements: Lorsque le travailleur est obligé de travailler à l’étranger, le contrat de travail indique d’autres éléments essentiels ci-après: 1° igihe umukozi agomba gukorera mu 1° the period the employee is required to mahanga; serve abroad; 1° la période pendant le travailleur doit travailler à l’étranger; laquelle 2° ubwoko bw’amafaranga umukozi 2° the currency in which remuneration is 2° la monnaie de paiement de son salaire azahembwamo muri icyo gihe; to be paid during that period; pendant cette période; 3° ibisabwa agaruke; kugira ngo umukozi 3° all terms relating to the employee’s 3° tous les termes généraux concernant repatriation; le retour du travailleur; 4° ahantu n’uburyo w’ubwiteganyirize uzishyurwa. umusanzu bw’umukozi 4° place and procedure for payment of security social employee’s contributions. 4° l’endroit et la procédure de paiement des cotisations du travailleur à la sécurité sociale. - 4 Verify source ↗
Ururimi amasezerano
AI-assisted research summary: Employment contracts must be drafted in a language the employee and employer understand, or in two languages if they do not share one language.
Ingingo ya 4: Ururimi amasezerano y’umurimo ategurwamo Article 4: Language of drafting employment contract Article 4: Langue de rédaction du contrat de travail Ingingo ya 4: Ururimi amasezerano y’umurimo ategurwamo Article 4: Language of drafting employment contract Article 4: Langue de rédaction du contrat de travail Amasezerano y’umurimo akorwa mu rurimi urwo ari rwo rwose mu ndimi zemewe mu butegetsi. An employment contract is drafted in any language among the official languages. Le contrat de travail est rédigé dans n’importe quelle langue parmi les langues officielles. Amasezerano y’umurimo yandikwa mu rurimi umukozi n’umukoresha bumva. Iyo umukozi n’umukoresha badahuje ururimi, An employment contract is drafted in a language that an employee and an employer understand. If the employee and the employer Un contrat de travail est rédigé dans une langue que le travailleur et l’employeur comprennent. Si le travailleur et l’employeur Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202094 amasezerano y’umurimo akorwa mu ndimi ebyiri (2), rumwe umukozi yumva n’urundi umukoresha yumva. do not understand the same language, an employment contract is drafted in two (2) languages, one that the employee understands and another that the employer understands. ne comprennent pas la même langue, le contrat de travail est rédigé dans deux (2) langues, l’une que le travailleur comprend et l’autre que l’employeur comprend. - 5 Verify source ↗
Ivanwaho ry’iteka n’ingingo
AI-assisted research summary: This article repeals Ministerial Order nº 05 of 13/07/2010 and any prior provisions that conflict with this Order.
Ingingo ya 5: Ivanwaho ry’iteka n’ingingo zinyuranyije n’iri teka Article 5: Repealing provision Article 5: Disposition abrogatoire Ingingo ya 5: Ivanwaho ry’iteka n’ingingo zinyuranyije n’iri teka Article 5: Repealing provision Article 5: Disposition abrogatoire Iteka rya Minisitiri nº 05 ryo ku wa 13/07/2010 rigena iby’ingenzi bikubiye mu n’ibyo masezerano z’amateka yubahiriza abanziriza iri kandi zinyuranyije na ryo bivanyweho. y’akazi n’ingingo yanditse zose Ministerial Order nº 05 of 13/07/2010 determining the major contents and modalities for a written contract and all prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed. L’Arrêté Ministériel nº 05 du 13/07/2010 déterminant termes et les principaux modalités du contrat de travail écrit ainsi que toutes les dispositions antérieures contraires au présent arrêté sont abrogés. - 6 Verify source ↗
Igihe iri teka ritangirira
AI-assisted research summary: This Order starts on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
Ingingo ya 6: Igihe iri teka ritangirira gukurikizwa Article 6: Commencement Article 6: Entrée en vigueur Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202090 ITEKA RYA MINISITIRI Nº 007/19.20 RYO KU WA 17/03/2020 RIGENA IBY’INGENZI MU MASEZERANO Y’UMURIMO YANDITSE BIKUBIYE MINISTERIAL ORDER Nº 007/19.20 OF 17/03/2020 CORE ELEMENTS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DETERMINING OF Minisitiri w’Abakozi ba Leta n’Umurimo; The Minister of Public Service and Labour; ARRÊTÉ MINISTÉRIEL Nº 007/19.20 DU 17/03/2020 DÉTERMINANT LES ÉLÉMENTS DU CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL CONSTATÉ PAR ÉCRIT ESSENTIELS Le Ministre de la Fonction Publique et du Travail; ku Itegeko Nshinga Ashingiye rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda ryo mu 2003 ryavuguruwe mu 2015, cyane cyane mu ngingo zaryo, iya 121, iya 122 n’iya 176; Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015, especially in Articles 121, 122 and 176; Vu la Constitution de la République du Rwanda de 2003 révisée en 2015, spécialement en ses articles 121, 122 et 176; Ashingiye ku Itegeko nº 66/2018 ryo ku wa 30/08/2018 rigenga umurimo mu Rwanda, cyane cyane mu ngingo yaryo ya 11; Pursuant to Law nº 66/2018 of 30/08/2018 regulating labour in Rwanda, especially in Ingingo ya 6: Igihe iri teka ritangirira gukurikizwa Article 6: Commencement Article 6: Entrée en vigueur Iri teka ritangira gukurikizwa ku munsi ritangarijweho mu Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda. This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda. Le présent arrêté entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication au Journal Officiel de la République du Rwanda. Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202095 Kigali, ku wa 17/03/2020 Kigali, on 17/03/2020 Kigali, le 17/03/2020 (sé) RWANYINDO KAYIRANGWA Fanfan Minisitiri w’Abakozi ba Leta n’Umurimo (sé) RWANYINDO KAYIRANGWA Fanfan Minister of Public Service and Labour Bibonywe kandi bishyizweho Ikirango cya Repubulika: Seen and sealed with the Seal of the Republic: (sé) RWANYINDO KAYIRANGWA Fanfan Ministre de la Fonction Publique et du Travail Vu et scellé du Sceau de la République: (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Minisitiri w’Ubutabera/Intumwa Nkuru ya Leta (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Minister of Justice/Attorney General (sé) BUSINGYE Johnston Ministre de la Justice/Garde des Sceaux Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202096 - 11
AI-assisted research summary: This article is the heading and promulgation text for Article 11; it refers to Rwanda’s labour law and a 2010 ministerial order on written employment contracts.
Article 11; Vu la Loi nº 66/2018 du 30/08/2018 portant règlementation du travail au Rwanda, spécialement en son article 11; Asubiye ku Iteka rya Minisitiri nº 05 ryo ku wa 13/07/2010 rigena iby’ingenzi bikubiye mu masezerano y’akazi yanditse n’ibyo yubahiriza; Having reviewed Ministerial Order nº 05 of 13/07/2010 determining the major contents and modalities for a written contract; Revu l’Arrêté Ministériel nº 05 du 13/07/2010 déterminant les principaux termes et modalités du contrat de travail écrit; Inama y’Abaminisitiri yateranye ku wa 28/01/2020 no kubyemeza; kubisuzuma imaze After consideration and approval by the Cabinet, in its meeting of 28/01/2020; Après examen et adoption par le Conseil des Ministres, en sa séance du 28/01/2020; ATEGETSE: ORDERS: ARRÊTE: Official Gazette n° Special of 19/03/202091
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