A new General Labor Law (“NGLL”) has finally been enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which was recently published in the Official Gazette. The law shall come into force on 26 March 2024, i.e. 90 days as from its date of gazetting.

The NGLL repeals the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of 15 June 2015), introducing significant changes to the Angolan labor legal landscape. The most noteworthy changes introduced by the NGLL are the following: 

• Elimination of concepts of Micro, Small, Medium and Large Companies
• New Criteria for the Determination of Remuneration, Compensation and Indemnities            
• New Rules on Fixed-Term Employment Contracts and Probation Periods
• Supplementary Maternity Leave
• Special Employment Contracts
• New Duty on Training and Training agreements
• The rules on Overtime, Weekly Rest and Work on holidays were amended
• New rules on Disciplinary Proceedings and Redundancies
• Internal Regulations
• Transfer of Undertaking
• Mobility of employees within a Company Grouping
• Work Schedule
• New provisions on Expiry and Termination of Employment Contract
• Substantial new rules on Personality Rights
• New Regime on Absences for Occupational and Non-Occupational Diseases
• Special Type of Absences
• Parental Leave
• Student-employees
• New rules on Harassment at the Workplace

If you wish to receive a comprehensive overview of the main changes approved by the NGLL and/or an English translation of the new law, please contact us at [email protected]