The Ministry of Labour on Tuesday asked all departments of the Union government not to allow pregnant women and disabled employees

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour on Tuesday asked all departments of the Union government not to allow pregnant women and disabled employees for doing work.

PhotoThe Ministry of Labour has directed the Union Government Department not to allow pregnant women, disabled workers and employees already suffering from other ailments. This advice is given in view of the coronavirus.

The directive came at a time when 50 per cent of junior employees were allowed to start work a day earlier in the wake of the Covid-19 epidemic.

CoronavirusThe ministry said it had decided that government employees who were already battling other illnesses were being treated before the Lockdown took effect.

Whenever possible they should be exempted from roster duty after submitting the medical documents of the treating doctor.

Similarly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities cannot be included in the duty roster. The Ministry has issued these instructions to all Central Government Departments.