Labour Code 2012 - Government of Montserrat

MONTSERRATLABOUR CODE, 2012No. 20 of 2012bondage and serfdom and forced orcompulsory labour, including forced orcompulsory recruitment of children foruse in armed conflict;(b) the use, procuring or offering of a child oryoung person for prostitution, for theproduction of pornography or forpornographic performances;(c) the use, procuring or offering of a child oryoung person for illicit activities, inparticular for the production andtrafficking of drugs as defined in therelevant international treaties, or foractivities which involve the unlawfulcarrying or use of firearms or otherweapons; and(d) work deemed by the Minister to behazardous to young persons;“young person” means a person who has ceased to be achild and who is under the age of 18 years.4. Application of the Code(1) The Code applies to all employers and employees.(2) Despite subsection (1), only—(a) Parts 8, 9, 10 and 12, apply to the public service;and(b) Parts 8, 9 and 10 apply to the police service.5. Employers may establish working conditions aboveminimum standard in the CodeNothing in the Code precludes an employer fromoffering to his or her employees’ better terms andconditions than those set out in the Code.14