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50% of 305 COVID-19 related employment complaints resolved - Bala

50% of 305 COVID-19 related employment complaints resolved - Bala

By Naveel Krishant
08/05/2020
Minister for Employment Parveen Bala [Photo: Fijian Government]

Minister for Employment, Parveen Bala says they have managed to resolve 50 percent of the 305 complaints they had received in relation to COVID-19.

Bala says the other 50% that they have now is on the issue of redundancy.

The Minister says this is something they have to deal with, and there is a process to that and they are asking the companies to follow that.

Bala had earlier highlighted that the issues were such as non-payment of statutory leave entitlements and other entitlements under the Employment Relations Act 2007.

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