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    "id": 1379593,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is ambiguity when an employee has not completed a set task for the day. The proposed amendment to Section 27(a)(6) would give employees blanket immunity, even where there are legitimate reasons for contacting them after working hours. 10. Employment is a civil relationship and should, therefore, not attract criminal liability by imposing fines. The offence created to ensure compliance with the amendment is punitive, and it is unclear against whom it may be enforced. An organisation or corporation is a legal person and is in the same position in relation to criminal responsibility and liability as a natural person. 11. The right to disconnect should cover all categories of workers and, therefore, Section 27(a)(10)(b) should be amended by inserting employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements after employment policy to effect this. Further, the deployment of a policy to govern the right to disconnect should apply to all employers, not just those with ten or more employees. Having considered the Bill and the views and recommendations of the public and relevant stakeholders, the Committee resolved to recommend that this House rejects the Bill. That answers Hon. Millie's request."
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