{"id":40469,"date":"2023-06-11T11:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T11:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/govt-mulls-staggered-working-hours-to-improve-mobility-in-greater-maputo"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:42:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T11:42:58","slug":"govt-mulls-staggered-working-hours-to-improve-mobility-in-greater-maputo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/govt-mulls-staggered-working-hours-to-improve-mobility-in-greater-maputo","title":{"rendered":"Govt mulls staggered working hours, to improve mobility in Greater Maputo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The government is evaluating the implementation of staggered working hours in the civil service and other high-impact sectors to improve mobility in the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Region.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal for the new timetable model was considered yesterday by the Consultative Labour Commission (CCT), a body that brings together the government, trade unions and employers.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the proposal will allow the government to better establish the start and end times of working hours, with the aim of relieving peak hour pressure on the public transport system.<\/p>\n<p>The idea was also raised last April by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) as part of actions to solve the problem of mobility in the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Area, which encompasses the cities of Maputo and Matola and the towns of Marracuene and Boane.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Central-Sindical Mozambican Workers Organization (OTM-CS), CONSILMO, and the Confederation of Economic Associations (CTA) consider it premature to move forward with this model due to its complexity in legal and practical terms.<\/p>\n<p>These organisations suggest greater involvement by various activity sectors to protect different interests.<\/p>\n<p>For the CTA\u2019s Paulino Cossa, the proposal principally targets the formal sector and ignores the fact that 90% of the workforce in the country\u2019s capital is informal and would not, in his opinion, be influenced by the entry into force of the measure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. The government is evaluating the implementation of staggered working hours in the civil service and other high-impact sectors to improve mobility in the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Region. 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