Engagement of workers

(1) A Head of Department shall engage all workers through the employment exchange of the Labour Department where such a service exists. Belize Constitution 169 (2) No fee, gratuity or other form of reward shall be either asked for or received from a worker as a condition of his being offered employment. Appendix II. (3) A Head of Department engaging workers shall make the terms of employment clear to each of them by a notification in the form of Appendix II by explaining the following points– (i) the nature of the work and the method of payment, i.e. whether by time rates, task rate or piece rates; (ii) the rate of wages and of overtime; (iii) the approximate duration of the (iv) the place of work; (v) the normal working hours per week; (vi) the first two weeks of employment shall be deemed to be probationary employment and may be terminated at will by either party without notice; (vii) the period of notice as provided under regulation 24; (viii) the worker’s classification; and (ix) that these Regulations will apply to the