Fiji among top 15 improvers

Fiji among top 15 improvers

Fiji Times – Tuesday 28th January,2020.

THE introduction of five days of paid maternity leave and the increase in duration of paid maternity leave from 84 to 98 days as per the Employment Relations (Budget Amendment) Act 2018 has put Fiji among the top 15 global improvers, according to a study by the World Bank.

The study, Women Business and the Law 2020, measures 190 economies, tracking how laws affect women at different stages in their working lives and focusing on those laws applicable in the main business city.Read more…