Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (Truck and Bus Drivers) Order, 2020

This section gives the short title: the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (Truck and Bus Drivers) Order, 2020.

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Statutory instrument
Citation: SI 106 of 2020
Version: 18 Dec 2020
Language: en
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This section gives the short title: the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (Truck and Bus Drivers) Order, 2020. This section defines key terms used in the Order, including bus, dangerous goods, driver, goods, management, and truck. This Order applies to truck and bus drivers, except certain drivers in management or covered by stronger wage-and-conditions arrangements. Minimum monthly basic pay is set at 3,000 Kwacha for truck drivers and 2,200 Kwacha for bus drivers. A driver’s wages or benefits must not be reduced because this Order applies.

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This Order may be cited as the Minimum Wages and
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AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the short title: the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (Truck and Bus Drivers) Order, 2020.

1. This Order may be cited as the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment (Truck and Bus Drivers) Order, 2020. Title
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Section 2
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AI-assisted research summary: This section defines key terms used in the Order, including bus, dangerous goods, driver, goods, management, and truck.

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation “bus” means a public service vehicle licensed to carry forty or more passengers; “dangerous goods” means substances or articles that pose a risk to people, property or the environment, due to their chemical or physical properties; “driver” means a person employed as a truck or bus driver; “goods” means substances or articles to be transported as distinct from passengers; “management” has the meaning assigned to it in the Industrial Cap. 269 and Labour Relations Act; and “truck” means a public service vehicle licensed to carry goods.
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Section 3
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AI-assisted research summary: This Order applies to truck and bus drivers, except certain drivers in management or covered by stronger wage-and-conditions arrangements.

3. (1) This Order applies to a truck and bus driver. Application (2) Despite sub-paragraph 1, this order does not apply to a driver— (a) employed in management; and (b) whose wages and conditions of employment are— (i) regulated through the process of collective bargaining under the Industrial and Labour Relations Act; or Cap. 269 Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101, Lusaka, Price K8.00 each 754 Statutory Instruments 18th December, 2020 (ii) governed by an agreement providing conditions that are more favourable than the minimum conditions set out in this Order. Basic pay
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The minimum monthly basic pay to be paid to a driver of a
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AI-assisted research summary: Minimum monthly basic pay is set at 3,000 Kwacha for truck drivers and 2,200 Kwacha for bus drivers.

4. The minimum monthly basic pay to be paid to a driver of a (a) truck is three thousand Kwacha; and (b) bus is two thousand two hundred Kwacha. Wages and other benefits Statement details
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The wages or any benefit enjoyed by a driver before the
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AI-assisted research summary: A driver’s wages or benefits must not be reduced because this Order applies.

5. The wages or any benefit enjoyed by a driver before the coming into question of this Order shall not be reduced as a result of the application of this Order.
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An employer shall, when wages fall due, give the driver a
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AI-assisted research summary: An employer must give a driver a pay statement when wages fall due.

6. An employer shall, when wages fall due, give the driver a pay statement containing the following details: Annual leave (a) the driver’s name and address; (b) the driver’s occupation; (c) the number of ordinary hours worked by the driver where an hourly rate is applicable; (d) where applicable, the number of overtime hours worked by the driver; (e) the driver’s wages before deductions; and (f) where applicable, the amount of deductions made on the wages and the actual amount of wages paid to the driver.
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Section 7
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AI-assisted research summary: Employers must grant eligible drivers paid leave and pay all money due before annual leave starts.

7. (1) An employer shall grant leave of absence on full pay to a driver, other than a part time driver, who has completed six months’ continuous service at the rate of two days per month in accordance with the following conditions: (a) in computing the period of leave, Sundays and public holidays shall be excluded; and (b) the employer may give reasonable consideration to the exigencies and interest of the employer’s business in agreeing to the date when an employee may take leave. (2) A driver who is proceeding on annual leave shall be paid all the money due to that driver, including holiday allowances, prior to proceeding on leave. (3) The holiday allowance referred to in sub- paragraph (3) shall be thirty percent of a driver’s one month basic pay. Funeral assistance
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An employer shall, in the event of the death of a driver, a
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AI-assisted research summary: An employer must provide a funeral grant if a driver, the driver’s spouse, or the driver’s registered child dies.

8. An employer shall, in the event of the death of a driver, a driver’s spouse or driver’s registered child, provide the following in the form of a funeral grant: (a) a standard coffin; and (b) a cash grant of one thousand five hundred Kwacha. 18th December, 2020 Statutory Instruments
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A driver whose duty station is beyond a three kilometer
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AI-assisted research summary: An employer must pay a monthly transport allowance to a driver whose duty station is more than 3 km from the driver’s residence, unless the employer provides transport.

9. A driver whose duty station is beyond a three kilometer radius from the driver’s area of residence shall be paid a monthly allowance of one hundred and fifty three Kwacha sixty ngwee for transport expenses, unless the employer provides transport for that employee. 755 Transport allowance
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A driver is entitled to a lunch allowance of one hundred
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AI-assisted research summary: A driver is entitled to a lunch allowance of 180 Kwacha per month, unless the employer provides a free canteen meal option.

10. A driver is entitled to a lunch allowance of one hundred and eighty Kwacha per month, unless the employer provides a canteen at which the driver may obtain wholesome and adequate meals provided free of charge. Lunch allowance
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An employer shall pay a driver who spends a night away
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AI-assisted research summary: An employer must pay a driver who stays overnight away from home for the employer’s business a subsistence allowance of at least K390 per night.

11. An employer shall pay a driver who spends a night away from home to attend to any business of the employer, a subsistence allowance of not less than three hundred ninety Kwacha per night. Subsistence allowance for local trips
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An employer who requires a driver to provide that driver’s
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AI-assisted research summary: If an employer requires a driver to use the driver’s own tools for the employer’s work, the employer must pay the driver an allowance of 80 Kwacha per month.

12. An employer who requires a driver to provide that driver’s own tools to execute the employer’s duties shall pay the driver an allowance of eighty Kwacha per month. Tool allowance
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An employer shall provide a driver who does work which
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AI-assisted research summary: An employer must provide appropriate protective clothing to a driver whose work is likely to injure the driver.

13. An employer shall provide a driver who does work which is likely to be injurious to the driver, appropriate protective clothing. Protective clothing
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A driver shall be paid the following risk allowances for
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AI-assisted research summary: A driver must be paid risk allowances for carrying an abnormal load or dangerous goods, with minimum per-kilometer rates for local and international trips.

14. A driver shall be paid the following risk allowances for carrying an abnormal load or dangerous goods: (a) for local trips, not less than one Kwacha fifty ngwee per kilometer; and (b) for international trips not less than ten cents per kilometer.
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A driver shall be paid a cross border subsistence allowance
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AI-assisted research summary: A driver must be paid a cross border subsistence allowance of at least USD 25 per night.

15. A driver shall be paid a cross border subsistence allowance of not less than twenty-five United States dollars per night. Risk allowance for carrying abnormal load and dangerous goods Cross border subsistence allowance LUSAKA 14th December, 2020 [DL.64/9/9] J. N. SIMUKOKO, Minister of Labour and Social Security 756 Statutory Instruments 18th December, 2020

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