The Employment Act no. 15 of 2023.

This Act, consisting of 116 sections, divided into twelve parts, provides for the consolidation and improvement of the law relating to labour and employment, and for all the matters necessary to promote equal opportunity and eliminate discrimination in employment and occupation. The Act applies to all employers and workers in Sierra Leone, excluding armed forces and police forces, and covers all pending employment related claims. The Act covers the following matters: business; contract of employment or service; earnings; discrimination; employer; equal remuneration; national minimum wage; strike; trade dispute; violence and harassment; wage.
The Act concerns: establishment of the Commissioner of Labour and Employment and definition of its powers; right to form or join a trade union and freedom of association; prohibition of violence and harassment at work; non-discrimination measures in employment and occupation; prohibition of forced labour; equal remuneration and fair terms and conditions for men and women workers for work of equal value; basic employment obligations; notification of business activities; employment centres and basic recruitment processes; contract of employment and other terms and conditions; taxes and permitted deductions; leave entitlements and maternity protection; paternity leave; risk allowance; termination of employment; unfair dismissal; protection of child labour; minimum age for light work; working conditions for interns and volunteers; employment of persons with disabilities; penalties.