The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) said in a statement yesterday that civil servants who accompany senior family members –parents and grandparents, parents-in-law or grandparents-in-law – to get their COVID-19 jabs, will be granted a day off.
According to the statement, as the bureau has launched a scheme where parents who have children under the age of 18 can be excused from work when they accompany them to get vaccinated against COVID-19, it has decided to extend the scheme to those who accompany senior family members aged 65 or above. The statement pointed out that those who are eligible for the extended scheme can choose to be absent on the day of their senior family member’s vaccination or the day after the inoculation.
All gaming operators join jab drive
Meanwhile, SJM Resorts announced in a statement yesterday that it is launching the “SJM Vaccination Encouragement Programme” from now until April 30. The statement noted that employees who successfully register for their elderly parents (aged 70 or above) or children (under the age of 18) can apply for one extra day of paid leave.
Macau’s six gaming operators have all launched similar special vaccination day-off schemes for their employees, aiming to encourage them to get their children or elderly parents to get vaccinated. Melco was the first of the six to launch this scheme on February 26.
