Allowing negotiation procedures to take place between employers and employees on payment of wages and the reduction of wages, including procedures also to make a Seychellois worker redundant before June 30, 2020, but effective as from July 1, 2020, was part of a general consensus reached yesterday between government, the National Assembly, the private sector and trade unions. The half-day…
President Danny Faure on Saturday chaired the first meeting with key stakeholders concerned with employment-related matters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meet, held at State House, was attended by Attorney General Frank Ally, Minister for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Myriam Telemaque, secretary-general of the Seychelles Federation Workers Union (SFWU) Antoine Robinson and representatives of the private…
After the National Assembly voted on Tuesday this week to adjourn debate until further negotiation on an amendment to the Employment Act 1995, proposed by the executive to protect employees following the impact of COVID-19, the department of employment has held three meetings with the private sector, trade unions and stakeholders. The employment department represented by Minister Myriam Telemaque, principal…
A majority in the National Assembly yesterday voted to adjourn debate on amendments to the Employment Act proposed by the executive to protect employees from the impact of COVID-19. Nineteen members of the National Assembly gave their support to the motion tabled by opposition chief whip, Jean-François Ferrari, to defer the debate to next week’s parliamentary session. Linyon Demokratik Seselwa …
The department of employment in the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status is calling on employees to register their claims with the department in the event of non-payment of their salaries by their employers, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was the director general for Labour Relation, Steve Monnaie, who made the statement during a briefing…
As part of the new normal in relation to the post COVID-19 pandemic regarding health restrictions in place, especially social distancing, the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status has taken necessary steps to control the inflow of people coming for services among others. The Customer Service Centre, based on the ground floor of Independence House and ran by the…
In a bid to prohibit the deferment of payment and the reduction of wages of a worker without the approval of a competent officer, the department of employment has proposed a new bill which will be presented before the National Assembly for approval next week. Minister for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Myriam Telemaque made the announcement yesterday during a…
With the coronavirus pandemic taking an increasing toll on the economy and bringing the tourism industry to its knees, the country’s unemployment rate is predicted to rise into double digits. Principal secretary for employment, Jules Baker, made this projection for the second half of this year during a press conference on Thursday. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),…
Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives ‘Stop the pandemic: Safety and health at work can save lives’ is the theme adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to mark this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work being celebrated today, April 28. To mark the occasion the Seychelles Minister for Employment, Immigration &…
The 752 new applications for welfare assistance received by the Agency for Social Protection (ASP) between March 1 to March 8 is putting enormous pressure on the agency’s resources, despite an increase of R30 million under the amended 2020 budget, says chief executive Marcus Simeon. The ASP offers two main types of assistance – welfare assistance which is an income…
