Extending period for paternity leave being looked at
The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a bill for extending the time window for paternity leave to help families balance their family and professional...
House Labour Committee
MPs call for work from home rights to be protected in law
The House labour committee asked the government on Tuesday to prepare legislation to regulate remote working in a bid to secure workers’ rights, which appear...
MPs call for changes to minimum pension amount
Legislators on Tuesday again called on the government to agree to proposed changes that would raise the minimum pension amount, noting that several pensioners currently...
Discussion kicks off on minimum wage
Lawmakers and trade unions on Tuesday began discussing various proposals for the establishment of a national minimum wage, ostensibly aimed at raising people’s living standards....
House committees to meet again on education crisis
The House labour and education committee is scheduled to meet at 1pm to discuss the crisis in public education. The meeting will be attended by...
Paternity law review after some fathers excluded
Six months after paid paternity leave kicked off, MPs have been inundated with complaints that the system is failing. During Tuesday’s House labour committee deputies...
Preventing breast feeding in public could become an offence
Preventing a mother from breastfeeding in public may become a criminal offence, according to a bill discussed during the House labour committee on Tuesday. Three...
Government opposed to paternity leave for unmarried fathers
The government on Tuesday said it is opposed to a proposal for extending paternity leave and benefits to unmarried couples as that would have an...
Bills on child benefit, paternity leave to be voted before House closes
Lawmakers plan voting on a number of bills relating to child benefit and paternity leave on July 14, during the last session of the House...
House moves step closer to paternity leave
The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a series of bills, including one introducing paternity leave, which MPs intend to vote through before parliament breaks...
