Pay special attention to public officials who are pregnant when allocating them to positions in close proximity to their residence

The Ladies Parliamentarian’s Caucus requests that in view of the present gas disaster prevailing within the nation, the strategy of assigning pregnant authorities officers who’re dealing with extreme difficulties with acquiring ample transportation amenities to a different work station near their residence must be a compulsory implementation and alternative for pregnant officers who can’t be assigned must be facilitated to carry out their duties on-line below a do business from home mechanism in order that it could not intervene with performing their duties.

This request was made by Hon. (Dr.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Chairperson of the Caucus in writing to Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Public Administration, Dwelling Affairs, Provincial Councils and Native Authorities and Chief of the Home of Parliament.

The Public Administration Round No. 16/2022 has been issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, Dwelling Affairs, Provincial Councils and Native Authorities on 17.06.2022 concerning the restriction of calling officers to authorities workplaces.

Accordingly, within the letter, the Ladies Parliamentarian’s Caucus has requested to take vital measures to implement obligatory measure in facilitating pregnant authorities officers to be assigned to a different work station near the place of their residence as talked about in Part 02 of the stated round.

Moreover, the Ladies Parliamentarian’s Caucus additionally requested particular consideration in direction of the opportunity of making use of this mechanism to the non-public sector staff within the stated letter despatched by Hon. (Dr.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Chairperson of the Caucus.