Public told to review Employment Relations Bill before attending consultations

Most of the time people visit their facebook page, but don’t have the time to check the Employment Relations Bill online.

This was highlighted by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs member, Sakiusa Tubuna during the Employment Relations Bill consultation in Levuka this week, after a resident raised concerns about the lack of public access to the bill before the discussions.

The Levuka resident told the committee that many in attendance had not seen or received a copy of the proposed bill and were therefore unable to engage in an informed discussion.

In response, Tubuna said that public announcements had already been made two weeks earlier, informing people that the Employment Relations Bill was available on the Fiji Parliament website.

He reminded the public that it is their responsibility to access and review the bill before attending the consultations.

Consultations on the bill continues in Rakiraki today.