Of Leave Days, Expressly Sick Leave

Thinking Aloud About Leave Days, particularly about sick leave.

You know that we currently have a paid leave ceiling of 20 days a year, so I was just wondering as I often do about the statutory provisions, whether it was time to reflect on the Employment Act and see whether we could adjust certain provisions to bring them into alignment with prevailing employment practices.

Well, with this pandemic, it struck me again as it often does, that 20 days of sick leave are not necessarily enough.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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