Insights
Practical notes on workplace safety, ISO 45001, training and HR development in the Maldives.
- When help is hours away: emergency planning for island workplacesOn a resort or an outer-island site, your own staff handle the first hour of an emergency. How to write a plan that works there, and how to test it before you need it.
- The new Companies Act: what it asks of directorsThe Companies Act (Act No. 7/2023) replaced the 1996 law at the start of 2024. It writes directors' duties into the Act and gives the Registrar of Companies more power to fine. What directors of Maldivian companies need to know.
- Sexual harassment at work: what Maldivian employers must already doThe Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment Act (Act No. 16/2014) already asks employers for a displayed policy and, in larger workplaces, an internal committee. What the law requires, and what a 2026 bill proposed to change.
- What a workplace injury or death now costs an employer in the MaldivesSince October 2024, compensation for a work-related death starts at MVR 1.46 million. How the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation works out what an employer pays, and the duties that come with it.
- ISO 45001 and OHSAS 18001: what changedISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 as the recognised standard for occupational health and safety management. These are the differences that matter in practice.
- The Workplace Safety and Health Act: where employers should startAct No. 9/2023 sets out what Maldivian employers must do to keep people safe at work. Here is a practical first step for organisations that have not yet acted on it.