Govt to amend Labour Act

THE government is amending the Labour Act to address concerns raised by both workers and employees following the 2015 changes to the law, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Prisca Mupfumira said on Thursday.

Mupfumira told journalists on the side lines of a four-day Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (IPMZ) convention and exhibition in Victoria Falls that the draft Labour Bill was now with the Attorney-General and would be tabled before Parliament soon for consideration.

“The draft Bill is now ready at the Attorney-General’s Office and will be submitted soon,” she said.

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