Thursday August 24, 2006
Longer maternity leave issue put on hold
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will temporarily cease discussions on its proposal for longer maternity leave.
Its minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said that although a few ministries had agreed to the proposal, others were concerned that the extended leave would affect productivity and pose as an inconvenience to various sectors.
"This is only a temporary setback and not a failure. We have called for a temporary ceasefire so we can look at all the concerns that have been brought up.
"Once we have worked through their concerns, we will once again attack and push it.
"After all, it may seem like a huge extension but it is just an extra eight working days leave we are asking for," said Shahrizat at the annual one-day Women's Summit held on Thursday as part of the National Women's Day celebrations.
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