Data show that a total of 8,739 workers had agreed with their employers to go on unpaid leave, up 823 from the end of March. Data show that a total of 8,739 workers had agreed with their employers to go on unpaid leave, up 823 from the end of March. As of Wednesday, the ministry said, 370 companies came up with unpaid leave programs, up from 62 from seven days earlier. Most of the companies implementing unpaid leave are small enterprises with workforces of fewer than 50 people. Their unpaid leave programs typically last for fewer than three months and have their employees take five to eight days of unpaid leave per month, the ministry said.

Source: The Standard April 09, 2020 03:22 UTC