Overview of the “14th Month Bonus” Allowance
The National Assembly passed the Special Allowance Act on 20 December 2024. This article provides an overview of the mechanism of the Act. In Part A, we identify the entitlement of some employees to the Special Allowance. In Part B, we identify the entitlement of some employers to Financial Assistance. PART A – ENTITLEMENT OF […]
Finance Act 2024: An overview for businesses
The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was gazetted on 27 July 2024. It legislates the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2024-2025. While this summary document does not cover every aspect of the legislation, it aims to highlight the key provisions that affect the business community. This note does not amount to […]
Finance Bill 2024: Part 1 – Forthcoming changes in Mauritius employment law
The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will be formally introduced at the National Assembly this Thursday 18 July 2024. The object of the Bill is to provide for the implementation of the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2024-2025. The Bill will be debated and voted on at the National Assembly in […]
Finance Act 2023 Briefings
The team at Orison Legal comments on some of the changes brought by the Finance Act (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2023.
Finance Bill 2023 – An overview for businesses
On 07 July 2022, the Cabinet approved the introduction of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 into the National Assembly. The object of the Bill is to provide for the implementation of the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2023-2024. The Bill will be debated and voted at the National Assembly in […]
Employment bulletin – Q2 2023
Smoking restrictions in the workplace; employee’s contributory negligence under OSHA; constructive dismissal; overtime notification; award of interests on severance allowance; adequacy of a letter of dismissal; vicarious liability of an employee of a service provider
Employment bulletin – Q1 2023
New mental health provisions in the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the “last straw” principle in constructive dismissal cases; implied waiver of the right to claim unfair dismissal; disapplication of statutory time limit to notify employee of termination.
Developing a sustainable workforce
With the increased focus on work life integration, Mannish Ajodah and Bilshan Nursimulu invited Jennifer Barbaray (Head of Business Development at Great Place to Work), Meenakshee Kuntz (Managing Director of The Good Shop and Founder of Ezer Hadros) and Sarvesh Dussoye (Psychologist and Founder of Forward Psychology) to discuss whether employer and particularly human resources […]
Finance Bill 2022 – An overview for businesses
On 22 July 2022, the Cabinet approved the introduction of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 into the National Assembly. The object of the Bill is to provide for the implementation of the measures announced in the Minister of Finance’s Budget Speech 2022-2023. The Bill will be debated and voted at the National Assembly in […]
PRGF v/s Private Pension Funds (Report by Le Mauricien)
This is an article authored by Magali Frédéric reporting for Le Mauricien. The article was published in Le Mauricien’s printed edition of 02 February 2022. It gives an overview of the issues relating to the Portable Retirement Gratuity Fund (PRGF) that were discussed during a webinar delivered by Bilshan Nursimulu (Partner, Orison Legal) on 24 […]