In the face of challenges being encountered by the world of work with the situation of the coronavirus pandemic, the Minister for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status, Myriam Telemaque, yesterday signed a law introducing a new category of leave for workers working in both the public and private sector. The Employment (Coronavirus Special Leave) (Temporary Measures) Regulations, 2020, that is already in force, allows workers to take special leave of absence from work in certain specific situations, such as to take care of their social responsibilities.
Workers with children under the age of 15 and who attend relevant educational institutions which have since March 16 closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, can now apply for special leave under the Employment (Coronavirus Special Leave) (Temporary Measures) Regulations, 2020 .
Leave taken from March 16 - 31, 2020 by working parents to stay with their children will not be deducted from their legal entitlement,” the principal secretary for employment Jules Baker has said.
Mr Baker said this yesterday while elaborating to the press on two decisions taken by the government regarding COVID-19. Firstly, the closure of public and private schools that has impacted severely on the number of working parents and secondly the three-month guaranteed salaries for all Seychellois and expat workers.
Jules Baker, Principal Secretary (PS) for Employment detailed some of the points put across from the Ministry of Employment during the economic forum on 16 March at State House. These included redundancy measures, school closure, leaves, relief schemes and work habits.
Kelly Mathiot wins President’s Cup
Kelly Mathiot has been awarded the President’s Cup and is one of the 136 students who have graduated after successfully completing 11 programmes offered by the School of Business Studies and Accounting at certificate, advanced certificate and diploma levels.
After nearly two months working in close collaboration with a local web designer, the website of employment department under the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status has a new appearance.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, observed around the globe yesterday March 8, the Women in Action and Solidarity Organisation (Waso) in partnership with Double Tree by Hilton Seychelles Allamanda Resort and Spa on Saturday organised a half-day conference under the theme, ‘Advancing Women Rights for Empowerment, Development and Change’.
The second Tourism Employee of the Year award ceremony was held last Friday where, compared to the first edition where 14 employees were rewarded, this time 22 employees were honoured from 22 tourism establishments.
