Male civil servants cry for paternity leave
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
This came to light during the negotiations on salary and conditions of service for the year 2015/16 earlier this month. According to the resolutions of negotiations, the parties agreed to defer some of the negotiable items, as they could not reach an agreement on the principles.
About the issue of paternity leave for male employees Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) secretary general, Tobokani Rari said the principle is that the mother of the child is confined.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...