Civil servants to get 2 days of parent-care leave a year
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SINGAPORE: Some 76,000 civil servants will get two days of parent-care leave per annum from next year.
With effect from 1 January 2012, civil servants can use this leave to care for their parents, including parents-in-law. Medical certification will not be required.
Explaining the introduction of parent-care leave for the Civil Service, the Public Service Division said: "With a rapidly ageing population and smaller family units, officers with elderly parents will need time to take care of them. The new parent-care leave reflects our position as a family-friendly employer."
In addition to the parent-care leave, civil servants will also get three days of compassionate leave for the bereavement of their immediate family members from next year.
The parent-care leave and compassionate leave will come under the existing set of unrecorded leave for civil servants. Capped at a total of 14 days, unrecorded leave currently includes those for marriage, paternity, examination and union activities.
The introduction of parent-care leave and compassionate leave will not see a change in the total cap of 14 days.
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ur father and mother can oni be sick for 1 day each yr.
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Good! I can stay at home, mark homework and clear my backlog already
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you all think 2 days enough? its just a like a multi-million budget, for thousands of poor households and families, spread over a year, and with those pooor families problem root causes still not solved, a year later they still hungry, and with this multi-million package they up therer can saythey did something for the people and giv them own a big pay package
the root cause is the breadwinner of the family cannot get jobs because they are at the lower ranks and have to complete with those aliens who came here cna take mjuch cheapo salary that our locals cannott because the salart thoe aliens take most probably can feed sg 1 person only, but for the aliens they can save up a few months once send the money home - which to their families tehre is a multi-million package.
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don't have, complain, have complain..
I think a small step is good but it may be a bit illogical to link it to all other national issues.
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are our employers so un-understanding on such circumstances tt these things gotta be legislated?