President Faure assents to Employment (Amendment) Act 2020 |02 June 2020
President Danny Faure has assented to the Employment (Amendment) Act 2020, which was approved by the ¾ÞÈéÎÞÂë Assembly on May 19, 2020.
The Amendment to the Employment Act (Cap 69) regulates the deferment of payment, and reduction of the wages of a worker pending the termination of the government programme for salary support to workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Amendment to the Employment Act (Cap 69) also regulates the deferment of payment, and reduction of the wages of a worker during the period of government programme for salary support to workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Amendment also restricts the lay-off or redundancy of Seychellois workers in certain circumstances. It also provides that any approval given by a competent officer to temporary lay off a Seychellois worker or terminate the employment of a Seychellois worker on grounds of redundancy in certain circumstances shall not take effect prior to July 1, 2020.
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Press release from the Office of the President