Offences & penalties

The 36 most common offences committed in the workplace

9 September 2026

Apprenticeship and Training

  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the apprenticeship contract
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the conditions of the apprentice's capacity
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to the form of the apprenticeship contract
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the content of the C.A.P. (Certificate of Vocational Aptitude)
  • Non-compliance with the obligations of the master (training supervisor)
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the hiring of apprentices, pupils, or trainees as workers

Employment Contract: Form, Trial Period, and Performance

  • Non-application of the law's provisions to employment contracts
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to the form, duration, content, and endorsement (visa) of the employment contract
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to work performed during the trial period and to permanent hiring
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to subcontracted piecework (tâcheronnat)
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to establishing a worker's file

Termination of Contract

  • Non-compliance with the procedure for dismissing a worker
  • Non-compliance with the notice period
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to severance pay

Working Hours

  • Non-compliance with legal working hours
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to making up lost hours
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the extension of working hours
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to hour equivalencies
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to the performance of overtime hours

Wages and Deductions

  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the guaranteed minimum wage (SMIG) and minimum wages by professional category
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to seniority bonuses
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to wage deductions
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to voluntary wage assignments and wage garnishments

Rest, Leave, and Travel

  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to weekly rest
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to annual leave and compensatory leave allowance
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to special leave
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to nursing breaks for working mothers
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to travel and transportation

Staff Representation and Union Activity

  • Non-compliance with rules relating to the formation and establishment of trade unions, and the eligibility conditions for their leadership
  • Violation of the rights of trade unions
  • Non-compliance with rules relating to union federations
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to the institution of Staff Representatives (Délégués du Personnel)

Collective Agreements and Labor Relations

  • Non-application of a collective agreement's provisions to individual employment contracts
  • Non-application of a local/regional collective agreement's provisions
  • Non-compliance with provisions relating to relations between employers and workers in Mali

Special Situations

  • Non-compliance with the rights of workers mobilized pursuant to Article 5