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