A number of those attending yesterday’s public session for the ongoing public consultation on proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Law said that the government’s proposed 14 unpaid days in addition to the current 56 days paid maternity leave were insufficient.
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) launched a 45-day public consultation late last month on proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Law, which proposes three to five days paid paternity leave and 14 unpaid days in addition to the current 56 days paid maternity leave in the private sector. The public consultation will end on November 8.
About 20 residents attended yesterday’s public session at the Civil Servants Training Centre run by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) in Nape. A total of four public sessions have been scheduled during the consultation period. Yesterday’s public session was the first.
The current Labour Relations Law, which took effect in 2009, entitles new fathers employed in the private sector to only two days unpaid paternity leave, the public consultation document points out.
Residents attend yesterday’s public session for the government’s public consultation on proposed amendments to the Labour Relations Law, hosted by five officials of the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), at the Civil Servants Training Centre run by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) in Nape. Photo: Tony Wong
