Rwanda
Ministerial Order determining Modalities for Training of Employees
Ministerial Order 6-MO19 of 2020
- Published in Official Gazette special on 19 March 2020
- Assented to on 17 March 2020
- Commenced on 19 March 2020
- [This is the version of this document from 19 March 2020.]
Article One – Purpose of this Order
This Order determines modalities for training of employees.Article 2 – Training plan
Collective agreement, rules of procedure of the enterprise or employment contract determines the training plan for employees.Article 3 – Training cost
The employer, the employee or both bear the cost of training.Article 4 – Modalities for training
If the employer and the employee agree, the employee may pursue a training course related to his or her duties while on duty or not.Article 5 – Rights of an employee during training period
An employee who is under training has the following rights:1°to be paid his or her full salary in case he or she is under a training course not exceeding six (6) months. When the training exceeds six (6) months, an employee is paid his or her full salary in the first six (6) months and he or she is paid two-thirds (2/3) of his or her salary every month for the remaining period;2°holidays provided to an employee by the training institution are deducted from his or her annual leave and he or she is entitled to the remaining annual leave days.Article 6 – Obligation of a trained employee
An employee who successfully completes his or her training course must continue to work for the enterprise that sent him or her on training for a period determined in the contract concluded between the employer and the employee, except when he or she is appointed by the Government on position that does not require competition for public interest.However, an employee who wants to change his or her employment before the expiry of the period of serving the enterprise that sent him or her on training, he or she must reimburse the amount spent on his or her training on a prorata basis of the remaining period he or she was required to serve the enterprise as stipulated by the contract concluded between the employer and the employee.Provisions of Paragraph 2 of this Article also apply to an employee who terminates his or her employment contract during the training.Article 7 – Repealing provision
Ministerial Order nº 08 of 13/07/2010 determining the implementation modalities for professional training and its related leave and all prior provisions contrary to this Order are repealed.Article 8 – Commencement
This Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.History of this document
19 March 2020 this version
Commenced
17 March 2020
Assented to