Employment
A 2021 Labour Law overhaul with explicit harassment duties
The Labour Law was fully rewritten in 2021, taking effect in 2022. It sets a 40-hour week, statutory annual leave rising with service, and for the first time imposes express duties on employers to prevent workplace harassment.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Disputes go first to a labour dispute settlement committee, then to court.
- Deadline — Employment dispute claim to the labour dispute committee within three months
- Deadline — Written contract required at the outset of employment
Governing law
- Labour Law of Mongolia2021, in force 2022
- Law on Social Insurance
- Law on Occupational Safety and Health
In practice
Minimum annual leave is 15 working days, increasing with length of service. Overtime requires consent and premium pay, and there are limits per period. The 2021 law introduced remote and flexible working provisions and tightened rules on fixed-term contracts, which had been used to avoid dismissal protection. Termination requires statutory grounds and notice, and severance is payable on redundancy. Trade unions are recognised and collective agreements are enforceable.