Employment relationships are based on a contract between the employee and the employer, which sets out the terms and conditions of engagement.
Despite these elaborate provisions, nothing could have prepared the country for the disruption to the employment relationships by the pandemic and the required response measures.
Government efforts to address the challenges to the employment relationship have, however, not fundamentally eased the burden on several sectors of society.
The Senate too has been grappling with a law on the pandemic, which includes provisions on protection of the employment relationships during the period.
Consequently, private schools mushroomed all over the country, becoming a central part of the country's education system.
