Saturday, October 04, 2008

Labor proposes amendments to employment rules, regulations

By Ferdie de la Torre
Reporter

The Department of Labor is seeking public comments to its proposed amendments to current employment rules and regulations.

Labor filed the proposed rules and regulations to introduce changes to the current rules and regulations before the Commonwealth Registrar's Office.

According to Labor Secretary Gil M. San Nicolas, the proposed revisions are intended to incorporate emergency regulations for the implementation of the federalization cap and the exclusion of unskilled workers.

In Labor's public notice, San Nicolas said the proposed revisions are also to renumber the regulations to conform with the numbering system adopted for the NMI Administrative Code.

The other goal, he said, is to incorporate new practices brought about by the implementation of the automated processing system and interactive website that are now integral parts of Labor.

Labor says the proposed rules and regulations are promulgated due to the following reasons:

- To implement the changes that have arisen because Labor has changed its procedures as it brought its new automated processing online and covered certain operations to its new interactive website.

- In response to requests that certain revisions should be made from participants in the community meetings that Labor convened to discuss the first six months of operation under the new labor law.

Anyone who wishes to provide comments to the proposed rules and regulations may send their comments to Labor Deputy Secretary Cinta M. Kaipat at DepSec2@gmail.com with the subject line “New ERAR”.

Comments are due within 30 days from Sept. 25, 2008, which is the date of publication of the notice.