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Employers Directed to Pay Mandatory Festival Allowance to Workers

The Department of Labour and Occupational Safety has ordered all establishments to provide the legally required payment of one month of basic salary.

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  1. 0:01The Department of Labour and Occupational
  2. 0:04Safety has directed all employers to
  3. 0:06provide workers with their legally mandated
  4. 0:09festival allowance.
  5. 0:10Under Section 37 of the Labour
  6. 0:13Act, 2017, workers must receive an
  7. 0:15annual payment equivalent to one month
  8. 0:18of basic salary.
  9. 0:20This allowance is legally guaranteed for
  10. 0:22workers to celebrate their respective religious,
  11. 0:25cultural, and traditional festivals.
  12. 0:28Those who do not receive the
  13. 0:30payment can file complaints locally, via
  14. 0:32email, or by using a newly
  15. 0:34provided QR code.
  16. 0:36For the full story, visit wenepal.com.
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