More childcare leave is good. But who picks up the slack at work?
Middle managers will play a key role in ensuring that the burden of supporting parents does not shift to co-workers and that all employees feel they are treated fairly.
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If supporting parents repeatedly means asking colleagues without children to stay later, cover undesirable shifts or rearrange their own plans, resentment can develop, says the writer.
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Kang Yang Trevor Yu
Parents received welcome news at this year’s National Day Rally on Aug 23.
Working parents with Singaporean children aged 12 and below will receive more childcare leave: eight days a year for one child, 10 days for two, and 12 days for three or more. The Government will also fully reimburse employers for statutory child-related leave, subject to the existing caps.
