KATHMANDU: The Legislature-Parliament meeting on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the Civil Servant Adjustment Bill-2017, also known as Employment Adjustment Bill 2017.

Minister for Labour and Employment Farmullha Mansoor, on behalf of Prime Minister and Minister for Local Administration Sher Bahadur Deuba, had presented the Bill in the meeting.

Expressing his view on the Bill, Nepali Congress Lawmaker Bharat Bahadur Khadka said promotion of employees should not be halted in the name of adjustment and suggested that only those employees who are committed to work be adjusted.

Similarly, commenting on the Bill, Rewati Raman Bhandari, CPN-UML lawmaker, stated, “It remains silent about an employee failing to be at work on time.”

Clarifying that the terms adjustment and the creation of new posts are different, CPN Maoist Center Lawmaker Janak Raj Joshi stated that the Bill was brought against the principle of Natural Justice and without the consultation with the Commission of Civil Service.

The CPN-UML leader Rameshwor Phuyal demanded that the Bill be amended again so as to widen its scope.

Likwise, Nepal Workers Peasants Party's lawmaker Prem Suwal urged the government to focus on pension and gratuity given to employees.

Meanwhile, responding to the queries raised in the meeting, Minister Mansoor said the adjustment of employees at federal, provincial and local level would be made in line with the constitution.