Monthly
32.50%
15%
NB - Although Bangladesh has 21 days of national holidays each year, employees are only entitled to take 11 of them off as paid holiday, and it is the employer’s choice as to which ones. Some of these dates are estimates and yet to be confirmed.
Annual paid sick leave entitlement is full pay for 14 days for all employees apart from newspaper workers (who are entitled to half pay for a period not less than 1/18th of the time that they have been employed). Medical certificates are required to receive sick leave.
Mothers are entitled to 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, eight weeks on either side of the due date.
There is currently no provision for paternity leave in Bangladesh.
Employees terminated on the grounds of physical or mental ailments are entitled to severance pay. However, employees found guilty of misconduct or a criminal offense are not entitled to either severance or notice.
Permanent employees must give 60 days’ notice. Temporary employees must give 30 days’ notice (if they are skilled) or 14 days (if unskilled). Workers who quit without giving notice must pay their employer a sum equal to their wage for the required notice period. Employers wishing to terminate an employee’s contract must provide 120 days’ notice for monthly rated workers and 60 days for other workers. Alternatively, employers can offer payment in lieu of notice.
Employees who have completed at least one year with an employer are entitled to severance pay of 30 days’ wages for each year worked.
Probation periods are six months for clerical workers and three months for other workers.
Monthly
32.50%
15%
NB - Although Bangladesh has 21 days of national holidays each year, employees are only entitled to take 11 of them off as paid holiday, and it is the employer’s choice as to which ones. Some of these dates are estimates and yet to be confirmed.
Annual paid sick leave entitlement is full pay for 14 days for all employees apart from newspaper workers (who are entitled to half pay for a period not less than 1/18th of the time that they have been employed). Medical certificates are required to receive sick leave.
Mothers are entitled to 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, eight weeks on either side of the due date.
There is currently no provision for paternity leave in Bangladesh.
Employees terminated on the grounds of physical or mental ailments are entitled to severance pay. However, employees found guilty of misconduct or a criminal offense are not entitled to either severance or notice.
Permanent employees must give 60 days’ notice. Temporary employees must give 30 days’ notice (if they are skilled) or 14 days (if unskilled). Workers who quit without giving notice must pay their employer a sum equal to their wage for the required notice period. Employers wishing to terminate an employee’s contract must provide 120 days’ notice for monthly rated workers and 60 days for other workers. Alternatively, employers can offer payment in lieu of notice.
Employees who have completed at least one year with an employer are entitled to severance pay of 30 days’ wages for each year worked.
Probation periods are six months for clerical workers and three months for other workers.