Social Security Act

The Social Security Act provides maternity benefits to women through a compulsory combined scheme for sickness, maternity and death benefits through matching employer and employee contributions. The Act establishes the National Medical Benefit Fund to administer the payments for such benefits and the National Pension Fund for pension benefits for those who have retired. The Act also makes a provision for the funding of training programs for disadvantaged and unemployed persons through a Development Fund.

Topics

• Employment discrimination
• Gender discrimination

Geographical location

• Africa
• Namibia

Keywords

• maternity leave
• sick leave

Year

• 1994

External URL

• Social Security Act

Type

• Legislation

Jurisdiction

• Namibia