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Extra leave is a nudge to make babies. Sometimes that’s all it takes
The move is meaningful for those sitting on the fence. Still, it would be a pity if fathers didn’t take their fair share.
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The extra parental leave could be just the nudge that the fence-sitters need to have more children, says the writer.
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SINGAPORE - Wahhhh.
This spontaneous, collective reaction at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) headquarters to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally (NDR) announcement on Aug 18 that parents here will soon get an additional 10 weeks of paid parental leave
