Workplace survey to find impact of COVID-19

A nationwide workplace survey will start next Wednesday that is aimed at finding the impact of COVID-19 at workplaces.

While opening the Enumerators Training for the survey, Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Parveen Bala says this survey is quite an exercise, implemented to achieve a maximum number of participation out of the 24,000 registered employers to confirm their count, distribution, characteristics, perspectives and experiences on the effect of COVID-19 in the workplaces and on their employees.

Bala told the enumerators that the information that they gather will assist them to create an accurate, up-to-date and locally accepted representation of the workplaces and the effects of COVID-19 on its employees.

He adds this information is fed back to the government and its partners to inform policy and planning in their collective response to COVID-19.

The Minister further says survey data is a critical tool for workplaces and government through his ministry aims to provide this to them.

Bala says it will help workplaces and government understand the effects of COVID-19 on the labour markets and how it has affected their services.

He adds the exercise will also increase understanding of the ministry in respect of the issues faced by workplaces and workers alike.