Labour Matters Advisory

🚨 3 THINGS EVERY EMPLOYEE IN MALAWI SHOULD KNOW 🇲🇼⚖️

Many employees suffer quietly because:
👉🏾 sadziwa ufulu wawo
👉🏾 amaopa employer
👉🏾 amaganiza kuti “palibe chithandiza”

Koma chilungamo ndi choti:

1️⃣ YOU HAVE RIGHTS AS AN EMPLOYEE

Kaya ndiwe:
✔️ a guard
✔️ maid
✔️ driver
✔️ cashier
✔️ office worker
✔️ factory worker

📌 Malawi labour law protects you as employees.

You have rights involving:
✔️ salary
✔️ overtime
✔️ leave
✔️ disciplinary hearings
✔️ dismissal procedure
✔️ minimum wage
✔️ fair treatment at work

Musamaganize kuti:
👉🏾 “ndine wantchito basi palibe vuto kundichitira chilichonse.”

2️⃣ MUSADIKIRE KUCHOTSEDWA NTCHITO KUTI MULANKHULE

Anthu ambiri amadikira Kaye dismissal ( kuchotsedwa ntchito) kuti alankhule.

Koma:
📌 you can raise issues EARLY through a grievance letter.

If:
👉🏾 simukulipidwa bwino
👉🏾 mukuchitiridwa khalibwe la unfair
👉🏾 pali harassment
👉🏾 overtime sakukulipirani
👉🏾 employer sakutsata procedure

✔️ You can formally complain through a grievance letter while still employed.

Nthawi zina problem imathetsedwa employee asanachotsedwe ntchito.

3️⃣ LABOUR OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT ZILIPO KUTI ZITHANDIZE

If your rights are violated:
📌 Labour Office and Industrial Relations Court are there to help.

They can handle issues involving:
✔️ unfair dismissal
✔️ underpayment
✔️ overtime claims
✔️ leave pay
✔️ disciplinary disputes
✔️ unfair labour practices

⚠️ Koma vuto ndiloti:
Anthu ambiri amapita atachedwa…
kapena sadziwa zomwe ayenera kuchita.

🔥 BONUS POINT:

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Because:
👉🏾 munthu wosadziwa ma rights ake…
amakhala easy kuponderezedwa.

Kudziwa malamulo anu ndi protection payokho.

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🇲🇼 KAMUZU DAY 🇲🇼

Today we reflect on the legacy of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda — a leader who strongly believed that national development comes through hard work, discipline, self-reliance, and productivity.

His message was clear:
👉🏽 A nation grows when its people work.
👉🏽 Agriculture, labour, and discipline are pillars of development.
👉🏽 Progress requires commitment, not idleness.

As we commemorate Kamuzu Day, we also reflect on the importance of balancing productivity with fairness, dignity, and protection of workers’ rights in modern Malawi.

At LABOUR MATTERS ADVISORY, we believe: ⚖️ Labour matters. 👷🏽 Every worker matters. 🇲🇼 And national development still depends on productive and protected labour.

Happy Kamuzu Day.

🚨 POOR WORK PERFORMANCE SI MISCONDUCT

Anthu ambiri amangomva:
👉🏾 “wapanga misconduct”

Koma nthawi zina vuto lenileni limakhala:

📌 poor work performance
(kusafikira pa ntchito yomwe employer akuyembekezera)

⚠️ Ndipo kusiyana kwake ndikofunika kwambiri.

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📌 MISCONDUCT ndi chani?

Misconduct ndi:
✔️ kuphwanya malamulo a kuntchito
✔️ kusamvera instructions
✔️ khalidwe lolakwika kuntchito

Mwachidule:
👉🏾 kuchita cholakwika kuntchito

Pa misconduct:
✔️ employer amafuna umboni
✔️ disciplinary hearing
✔️ chance yoti employee ayankhe

Ndipo dismissal imakhala yosavuta.

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📌 POOR WORK PERFORMANCE ndi chani?

Apa vuto si khalidwe…
👉🏾 koma employee sakufikira pa standard ya ntchito.

Pa poor work performance, employer ayenera:
✔️ kufotokoza standard ya ntchito
✔️ kukuwonetsa pomwe mukulephera
✔️ kukupatsani support/training
✔️ kukupatsani nthawi yoti musinthe
✔️ kufufuza chifukwa cha poor performance

Sangangoti:
❌ “sukugwira bwino ntchito, basi choka yatha.”

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⚠️ PROBLEM IMENE IMAKHALA KUMA COMPANY AMBIRI:

Nthawi zina employer amapewa poor performance procedure chifukwa:
👉🏾 imafuna nthawi
👉🏾 support
👉🏾 documentation

Choncho:
📌 amasandutsa poor performance kukhala “misconduct”
kuti dismissal ikhale yosavuta.

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🔥 KOMA KUMBUKIRANI IZI:

❌ not every mistake is misconduct
❌ not every poor performance deserves dismissal

Anthu ambiri amachotsedwa ntchito unfairly chifukwa chosadziwa kusiyana kumeneku.

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📩 If you are facing:
✔️ disciplinary hearing
✔️ warning letters
✔️ performance allegations
✔️ dismissal threats

Send the word: “PERFORMANCE”, or WhatsApp for confidential assistance.

— Labour Matters Advisory (LMA)

👩🏽‍🍳 “Bwana… ndipaseni zanga, ndikupita.”

👉 These are the words many domestic workers say when leaving employment, whether they resign or are dismissed.

⚠️ KOMA FUNSO NDI LOKUTI:

👉 Kodi pochoka amayenera kupatsidwa chani?

👉 Kodi employer ayenera kutsatira njira yotani pothetsa ntchito?

⚖️ PROCEDURE (NJIRA YOYENERA)

Even for a domestic worker:

✔ Ayenera kufotokozeredwa zolakwa (if misconduct)
✔ Ayenera kupatsidwa mwayi woyankha (hearing)
✔ Decision siyenera kukhala yokonzedwa kale
✔ Dismissal iyenera kukhala chiganizo chomaliza, not first option

👉 No process = Unfair dismissal

⚖️ SUBSTANCE (CHIFUKWA CHOYENERA)

Employer ayenera kukhala ndi:

✔ Reason yomveka bwino
✔ Umboni (evidence)
✔ Decision yogwirizana ndi zolakwa

👉 Not every mistake deserves dismissal

💰 WHAT IS HE/SHE ENTITLED TO?

At minimum:

✔ Salary mpaka tsiku lomaliza
✔ Notice or pay in lieu of notice
✔ Leave pay (if not taken)

❗ IMPORTANT:

👉 Gratuity → (Malipiro a kumapeto kwa ntchito, Amaperekedwa ngati palibe penshoni )

👉 Overtime → if she worked extra and was not paid

💬 REALITY IN MALAWI

Many domestic workers:
❌ Amachotsedwa mwadzidzidzi
❌ Salipidwa zonse
❌ Sadziwa ufulu wawo

Ndipo ma employers ambiri:
❌ Satsatira njira yoyenera
❌ Amafika ku Labour Office or ku court osakonzeka

🔥 KEY MESSAGE

Before you dismiss a domestic worker…

👉 Follow the correct procedure
👉 Have a valid reason
👉 Pay what is due

So that:
👉 Ngati nkhani ikafika ku Labour Office kapena ku Court
👉 Mukhale cleared

📩 If you are:

✔ An employer who wants a proper domestic worker contract
✔ Or you want guidance on how to lawfully dismiss
✔ Or you want to calculate final dues

Send the word: “CONTRACT”

We will assist you with:
✔ Simple, clear employment contracts
✔ Proper dismissal procedures
✔ Breakdown of employee entitlements

— Labour Matters Advisory (LMA)

🚨 “SIZINGANDICHITIKIRE ?” THINK AGAIN

Many employees believe:
👉 “Zimenezi sizingandichitikire”

But the reality in this economy is different.

Retrenchment, unfair dismissal, and unfair labour practices are happening more than you think.

People are:
❌ Losing jobs without proper process
❌ Being underpaid or not paid at all
❌ Being forced to resign silently

👉 And most of them say the same thing:
“Ndinkaganiza kuti sizingandichitikire…”

⚠️ If you are seeing this post, it’s for a reason.

Don’t wait until things go wrong.

✔ Know your rights
✔ Understand the process
✔ Be prepared

📌 Because when it happens…

👉 Mudzafuna thandizo nthawi yomweyo
👉 Koma nthawi zina zimakhala mwachedwa kale

👍 Like and Follow Labour Matters Advisory

Kuti zikadzachitika:
👉 musavutike
👉 muzadziwe zimene mukuyenera kuchita

— Labour Matters Advisory (LMA)