TNAG-0129-FCO40-165-Labour-legislation-1970 — Page 39

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priority number

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name

Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Bill

Legislation on severance pay on redundancy

*Employment (Amendment)

Bill

Legislation on rest days in shops and services for women and young persons

purpose

to revise and to extend the scope of existing legislation as a first step

to compensate workers for loss of employment through no fault of their own

to provide for maternity protection in employment

to extend rest days to non-industrial sectors

remarks

included in priority list A of Secretariat programme of January 1969

to comply with ILO recommendation 119 (Termination of Employment)

to comply in part with ILO convention 3 (Maternity Protection)

raised at Government house meeting

present position

first draft of legislation prepared

under examination

file reference

SEC/INJ/LEGIII

REL/LEG/POL

principles of legislation drawn up

WOM/MAT/POL

under examination

REST/DAY/GEN

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Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Rest Days) Regulations

Picketing and Intimidation Bill

to permit male adults to take one rest day in every seven if they wish

to control picketing and intimidation generally

Secretary of State requested priority for this legislation

inclusion in other legislation under consideration

under examination

draft legislation in preparation

REST/DAY/GEN

TU/GEN/POL

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