Holistic policy needed to woo women back to work


KUALA LUMPUR: Bosses and unions have welcomed the incentives announced under Budget 2020 to get women to return to the workforce but say efforts should be more holistic.

Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan said he hoped that the incentives would attract women to join the workforce again.

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