ICTU concerned over flu’s impact on employment
The umbrella union body has written to the Ministers of Health, Labour Affairs and Social and Family Affairs expressing concern about the impact of swine flu on employment and incomes particularly at a time when the economy is already in a recession. It has also put forward a number of measures which it believes must be implemented to protect those who contract the illness.
The main elements of ICTU’s (H1N1) Influenza A Virus Leave of Absence Scheme are:
