Colombian workers to receive two days paid leave if their pet dies under new Bill tabled in parliament | Malay Mail

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Colombian workers to receive two days paid leave if their pet dies under new Bill tabled in parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 ― Workers in Colombia are set to receive two days of paid leave if their pets die under a new law tabled in the South American country's parliament.reported that the Bill was tabled by Alejandro Carlos Chacon that obliges employers to pay two days of paid leave following the death of an employee's beloved animal.

The Colombian Liberal Party member of parliament said if the bill was passed, it would help people “overcome their grief and pain of losing these beloved animals without being preoccupied with their jobs”. The bill described a pet as an animal with which the owner has a “strong sentimental bond” but the death of an exotic animal will not be eligible for the two paid days’ mourning.

 

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