Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, is a silent epidemic which people rarely talk about.
This was one of the key points which were raised in a two-part workshop on how to better understand the aspects of the illness and deal with patients suffering with Alzheimer so as to raise the standards of care for Alzheimer sufferers.
The Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs yesterday relaunched its Skills Development Programe which has now been extended to also assist unemployed job seekers aged from 31 to 62 years old.
Prior to the relaunch yesterday, the Skills Development Programme had only targeted unemployed youths aged 15 to 30 years.
The task force comprising 81 Mauritians who arrived in the country two months ago to help at the two Constance Hotels – Ephelia and Lemuria – are due to leave the country this morning, onboard an Air Seychelles flight.
Sixty senior managers and senior supervisors in government, paratatal agencies and from the private sector are attending a three-day leadership workshop to boost their capacity to better deliver as leaders in their respective organisations.
All involved ministries along with stakeholders have an active role to play in coming with strategies to encourage more young people to join the agricultural sector, thus paving the way for the next generation of farmers.
The productivity unit within the employment department in the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs, yesterday ran another workers’ education programme to promote productivity in the work place.
This took place at the Club 55, the Seychelles Trading Company’s (STC) social centre on Latanier Road. The three-day training is reserved for STC staff under the theme ‘Productivity concepts’.
Representatives of employers, employees and workers’ unions and other concerned stakeholders yesterday morning came together to discuss the quarantine and isolation leave in regards to abuses by people who are close contact as well as the 13th month pay policy.
Air Seychelles’ application to make redundant 10 pilots in accordance with the provision of the Employment Act 1995, has not been approved by the employment department.
In a press communiqué issued yesterday, the employment department wrote:
“Air Seychelles submitted an application to make redundant 10 pilots in accordance with the provision of the Employment Act 1995.
“After both parties were heard in the consultation process, employment department did not approve the redundancy. The parties have been notified and Air Seychelles has a right of appeal to the minister within seven days.
“The process is still ongoing and the department cannot make any comment so as not to compromise the evidence in the case.”
Communiqué from the employment department
