This archive report was first published on 28 April 2020.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the Kenyan workforce, the National Employment Authority has issued a directive to employers to inform the government of any job terminations.
According to a gazette notice, employers are required to submit returns on termination to the National Employment Authority through the National Employment Authority Integrated Management System within two weeks of the dismissal.
The move aims to enable the government to develop strategies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the labor and employment sector, as revealed by the Authority's Director-General Edith Okoki.
“Hard-copy or email returns will not be accepted and employers are supposed to file returns on the National Employment Authority Integrated Management System at www.nealms.go.ke,” she said.
The Kenyan workforce has been severely affected by the pandemic, with data from the Federation of Kenyan Employers showing that most firms are operating at 50 percent capacity or lower.
As businesses slowly reopen in Nairobi, the government has allowed restaurants to re-open under strict measures aimed at maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus.
On Monday, the government allowed restaurants to re-open, but under strict measures aimed at maintaining social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus that has so far killed 14 people.
