The Executive Council had just completed discussions on a bill aimed at overhauling labour laws that have been in effect for the past 18 years. The bill, to replace the existing Macao Labour Relations Law (Decree-Law No. 24/89/M), will be submitted to the Legislative Assembly for further study. The bill is a result of lengthy discussions within the Standing Council on Social Concerted Action and taken into account the views of employers and labour association representatives. The bill contained proposals to better protect both employers and employees. For example, maternity leave would go up from 35 to 56 days; workers who quit their job must give more notice than the present seven days. The bill also clarified the rights and obligations for part-time workers, domestic workers and contracted workers, and stipulated compensations for overtime working, working on public and mandatory holidays, as well as allowances for midnight working and shift-taking. Meanwhile, the Executive Council had received a Bill on regulating the employment of imported labour and would start to review it soon, spokesman for the Council, Mr Tong Chi Kin, said at a press conference today. He said the Council had also completed discussing a By-Law that would transfer the Labour Affairs Bureau's function on dealing with imported labour applications to an office to be established to enhance efficiency.
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