Employers, workers oppose more taxes to fund unemployment cover

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Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) executive director, Jacqueline Mugo. FILE PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG 

Employers and workers have vowed to fight a proposed law seeking to have three percent of salaries deducted to fund a short-term monthly stipend for employees who lose jobs for reasons not of their making such as redundancies.

The Unemployment Insurance Authority Bill seeks to offer relief of up to six months for workers who involuntarily lose jobs due to unforeseen economic crises such as Covid-19.

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