These changes, which are part of the president’s endeavors to provide stronger parenting support for families, will bring the total paid left to 30 weeks or about 7.5 months, away from the latest 20 weeks.  ,
According to Ms. Toh, “paying for care left is too little, especially when you have two or three children,” adding that she returned to work after three weeks of maternity leave so she could keep the extra four days in event her child fell ill and needed to take a vacation.  ,
” With this extra ten days of shared keep, it’s definitely enough for us to take care of our children,” says the six-day childcare keep is really not enough.
Ms. Elizabeth Teh, who has a one-year-old child and is hoping for more, also praised the increased filial left as it would give her and her husband more time to look after their kids in the future.  ,
” Any additional time that you can get with your kid, during those early times, is definitely a game change because the first few times, especially when the child is born, is challenging work”, said the 30-year-old.
” A lot of time and effort are put into raising the child, but having this extra time to spend with them and to be together as a home system is very precious,” she continued.
Due to the increased filial leave, Mr. Eric Wu, who wed in March of this year, claimed that he and his family are now more likely to have children.  ,
” There are still things to consider like the cost of living, hospital costs as well as the change in lifestyle, but the increased left is promising because it means that there’s more time to take care of your children”, said the 34-year-old.  ,
” The elevated left allows me to share the burden with my wife, and privately, I think having a role in my child’s early growth is very important,” he said.  ,