He labor reform project continues its process in the House of Representatives and, so far, a total of 64 articles and three have been removed.
One of the approved articles especially benefits women, and has to do with the work licenses to which they will be entitled once the reform comes into effect.
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And it is that he article 18which establishes that workers may request leave to attend scheduled or emergency medical appointments, including cases in which they present disabling menstrual cycles, dysmenorrhea or abdominal tension due to menstruation, associated with already diagnosed endometriosis, It was one of the sections approved by the House.
However, the representative Catherine Juvinao, of the Green Alliancewarned that this license opens the door for workers not to present medical excuses, something that, as he explains, could have serious consequences.
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Menstrual cycle
“This would lead companies to an absolutely unmanageable situation because, among other things, for the cases of disabling menstrual cycles that are included here, they will end up generating discrimination against women.“said the representative.
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On the contrary, the project speaker, María Fernanda Carrascal, from the Historical Pactdefended the approval of this license, considering that “contributes to a better balance between personal and work life“and raised the need for include the eithermandatory nature of disability accreditation.
With the approval of this article, workers, whether men or women, may also request a work license to exercise their right to vote when there are election days in the country, or to attend school obligations as guardian of children or minors. of his family.
Menstrual cycle
Furthermore, in the event of a proven serious domestic calamity, understood as any event in the personal or family sphere, fortuitous event or force majeure. whose severity affects the normal development of the worker’s activities.
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The same way, applies to perform union commissions inherent to the organization, or to attend the funeral of their colleaguesas long as you notify your company in reasonable time.
Workers may also request leave to attend to matters related to judicial, administrative, medical or legal situations related to gender-based violence of which they are victims.
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*With information from EL TIEMPO – ECONOMÍA
