The deposit amendment, for the granting of special leave for a specific purpose to working parents in the private and public sector with children who have tested positive for the coronavirus, According to a relevant statement of the opposition party, the government of the South-West, in the midst of a major outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic and a sharp increase in cases, decided to open schools without taking the necessary preventive measures.
«In the first two days of school after the holidays, 25,000 students and teachers have tested positive for covid-19. Scientists are very concerned that the situation will worsen in the coming days. Our country ranks a dismal third in the number of cases per million population and sixth in deaths. In these dramatic circumstances there is no government provision for parents who work and have to stay at home to care for their sick children.», noted the same statement.
It is announced that, on the initiative of the Health, Labour and Education sections of the C.O. of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Andreas Xanthos, Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou and Nikos Filis, «an amendment is submitted to the Parliament to provide for special paid leave for the private and public sector working parents of pre-school and compulsory education children who are diagnosed positive for covid-19’. It is stressed that »this is necessary both to protect and care for sick children at home and to counteract the spread of the pandemic«.
The same amendment also proposes to provide for special leave of absence for teachers with an underlying illness.
