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Employment law in Ghana

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

307 matching statutes

• Ghana

  Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625)

  Act 625

  102 provisions

  This section establishes the Fisheries Commission and gives it corporate status and powers.

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• Ghana

  Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (ACT 1015)

  Act 1015

  91 provisions

  This section states the Act’s purpose and says distressed companies may be put into administration or restructuring when they cannot pay debts as due or have negative net worth.

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• Ghana

  Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2016 (Act 919)

  Act 919

  90 provisions

  This Act applies to petroleum activities within Ghana, including activities on land, inland waters, territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf.

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• Ghana

  Internal Revenue (Registration of Business) Act, 2005 (Act 684)

  Act 684

  12 provisions

  A person must register a business with the Commissioner before carrying it on.

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• Ghana

  Companies Act, 2019 (ACT 992)

  Act 992

  61 provisions

  This section says the Act applies to companies formed in the Republic, including companies formed before or after commencement, subject to any other provision that says otherwise.

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• Ghana

  Patents Act, 2003 (Act 657)

  Act 657

  42 provisions

  This section defines “patent” and “invention,” and says an invention may be a product or a process.

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• Ghana

  Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 (Act 232). Revised Edition

  Act 232

  9 provisions

  The President may use a legislative instrument to establish an existing organisation or a new organisation as a body corporate, subject to limits for existing organisations.

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• Ghana

  Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694)

  Act 694

  42 provisions

  This section defines human trafficking and lists forms of exploitation that count as trafficking.

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• Ghana

  Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630)

  Act 630

  27 provisions

  This section establishes the Ghana Maritime Authority as a body corporate and gives it powers to sue and be sued, hold property, and enter contracts.

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• Ghana

  Foreign Enlistment Act, 1961 (Act 75)

  Act 75

  9 provisions

  Certain people may not join or help others join another country’s military without the President’s written permission; doing so is a first degree felony.

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• Ghana

  Immigration Service Act, 2016 (Act 908)

  Act 908

  34 provisions

  This section establishes the Immigration Service under the Act, in line with article 190 of the Constitution.

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• Ghana

  National Blood Service Act, 2020 (Act 1042)

  Act 1042

  36 provisions

  The National Blood Service is established as a body corporate, and it may manage property and enter related transactions for its functions.

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• Ghana

  Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act, 2006 (ACT 718)

  Act 718

  25 provisions

  The Act establishes the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and gives it corporate status and related powers.

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• Ghana

  Juvenile Justice Act, 2003 (Act 653)

  Act 653

  61 provisions

  A juvenile is a person under 18 who is in conflict with the law, and juveniles are to be dealt with differently from adults except in exceptional circumstances under section 17.

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• Ghana

  Pesticides Control and Management Act, 1996 (Act 528)

  Act 528

  42 provisions

  A person must not import, export, manufacture, distribute, advertise, sell, or use a pesticide in Ghana unless the pesticide has been registered by the Environmental Protection Agency under this Act.

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• Ghana

  Fair Wages and Salaries Commission Act 2007 (Act 737)

  Act 2007

  32 provisions

  This section establishes the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and gives it corporate status.

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• Ghana

  Ghana Enterprises Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1043)

  Act 1043

  35 provisions

  This section establishes the Ghana Enterprises Agency as a body corporate and lets it deal with property and contracts for its functions.

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• Ghana

  Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (ACT 612)

  Act 612

  70 provisions

  The Bank of Ghana continues as a body corporate and may sue, hold property, make transactions, and use its common seal under the stated authentication rules.

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• Ghana

  National Ambulance Service Act, 2020 (Act 1041)

  Act 1041

  38 provisions

  This section establishes the National Ambulance Service as a body corporate and gives it permission to handle property and contracts for its functions.

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• Ghana

  C.K. TEDAM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCES ACT, 2019 (ACT 1000)

  Act 1000

  41 provisions

  This section establishes the C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences as a body corporate with perpetual succession and gives it powers over property and contracts.

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