{"id":352613,"date":"2021-09-30T06:01:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=352613"},"modified":"2021-09-30T06:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:01:29","slug":"mva-looks-at-implementing-self-care-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mva-looks-at-implementing-self-care-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"MVA looks at implementing self-care leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marianas Visitors Authority is right now looking at following the Commonwealth Ports Authority\u2019s lead and the possibility of implementing a new self-care leave policy as early as next year.<\/p>\n

During the MVA\u2019s special board meeting Tuesday, MVA managing director Priscilla Iakopo proposed the possibility of implementing a self-care leave program similar to CPA\u2019s. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw in the paper that CPA had definitely adopted this self-care leave, to cope with stress and [to take care of] our state of mind. Not just that, it\u2019s also [about] productivity and just overall job satisfaction and we really like the idea that CPA has taken the initiative to push this forward,\u201d Iakopo said. <\/p>\n

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Priscilla Iakopo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cManagement has looked into this. We actually sought CPA\u2019s assistance if they could share their self-care leave program with us, and from what I know is that its employees accrue eight hours of self-care leave for the first day of each quarter. So, it looks like you\u2019ll get four self-care leaves within the fiscal year. I just wanted to propose this to the board if this is something that you can consider for MVA,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

Iakopo said in her presentation that self-care leave would benefit the MVA staff because not only are they spread thin, but MVA events usually last days at a time and MVA staff work tirelessly to ensure that these events run smoothly. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur management and staff work tirelessly, whether that is through events and now the [Tourism Resumption Investment Plan]. Not to mention the limited staffing that we have,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

MVA board member Marian Aldan-Pierce raised a concern, though, about the fiscal impact a new self-care leave program could have on the budget. \u201cHow are we going to be able to sustain the self-care leave. That\u2019s for additional days that we have to pay for,\u201d she asked. <\/p>\n

MVA board chair Viola Alepuyo said management has looked into the financial impact the program could have but she deferred the discussion to an executive session to discuss the specifics. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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