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Women groups push for 90-day maternity leave |
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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Source: TheMalayMail
KUALA LUMPUR: Increasing the maternity leave period to 90 days is unlikely to see workers getting pregnant more frequently. Touching on the possible impact on work productivity due to longer maternity leave, Women's Development Collective executive director Maria Chin Abdullah said the extra leave is, in fact, an invaluable long-term investment for the nation. "We have to admit that for the majority of our population, there is a need for both the men and women to work to sustain a family. Such benefits are needed not only for the mother's health but for the growing child." She was responding to a statement by Human Resource Minister Datuk S. Subramaniam that the government has no plans to increase the maternity leave period, despite a call by the National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) for the ministry to match the practice in other Asean countries to ensure women are fully recovered from childbirth before resuming work. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 March 2010 )
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Dismissed Employee Can Hold Position In Trade Union, Rules High Court |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) -- The High Court (Appellate and Special Powers) on Tuesday ruled that a dismissed employee can hold an officer's position in a union.
In a case brought by the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) challenging a letter from the Director-General of Trade Union (DGTU) on the position of its secretary-general, J. Solomon, justice Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman allowed the Nube's application for a declaration that a member who had been dismissed, discharged or retrenched from employment could still be deemed a member of the union.
Alizatul also allowed the second prayer sought by the union and 10 of its members for a declaration that the Trades Union Act 1959, read together with the Industrial Relations Act 1967, does not prevent a member who has been dismissed, discharged or retrenched from holding office as a member.
Alizatul, who also ordered costs to the plaintiffs, said said the court would not be making any ruling on the third prayer since the plaintifs had withdrawn it.
In the third prayer, the union had sought a declaration that Solomon, who was elected secretary-general on Aug 7, 2005, and re-elected to the same post on July 26, 2008, was rightly and lawfully elected.
With today's decision, Solomon will remain as NUBE secretary-general until 2011. |
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Say 'NO' to healthcare privatization |
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
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Today, simultaneous protest were held at 4 public hospitals nationwide namely, Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Kedah, Hospital Sg. Buloh, Hospital Serdang, Selangor and Hospital Sultan Ismail Pandan, Johor to oppose the implementation of government's full-paying patient (FPP) scheme. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 March 2010 )
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GOVT says 'no’ to 90-day maternity leave |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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Ministry satisfied with current provisions, has no immediate plan to amend Employment Act Source: Malay Mail PETALING JAYA: The Human Resources Ministry has no plans to increase the maternity leave period to 90 days.Its minister, Datuk Dr S Subramaniam, yesterday told The Malay Mail that there were no immediate plans to amend the Employment Act 1955 to increase the maternity leave from 60 to 90 days for workers from the private andpublic sectors.
“So far, the existinglaw is working fine and we don’t really have any problems with it. And there is no need for an immediate amendment.However, I am aware of the criticism that we need to streamline with other countries.” He was commenting on the memorandum planned by the National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) urging the ministry to match the practicein other Asean countries to ensure that women fully recovered after their delivery, given the multi-tasking that they are presently subjected to. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 26 February 2010 )
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JANGAN PERNIAGAKAN NYAWA KAMI; HENTIKAN PENSWASTAAN HOSPITAL! |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
BANTAHAN SERENTAK DI 4 HOSPITAL DAN PENYERAHAN MEMORANDUM
 Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Kedah(019-5616807), Hospital Sg. Buloh, Selangor(016-6798005), Hospital Serdang, Selangor(019-2537791), Hospital Sultan Ismail Pandan, Johor(017-7540597) Tarikh: 1 MAC 2010Jam: 12 pm - 2 pm JOM HENTIKAN PEMBUKAAN “KLINIK SWASTA” DLM HOSPITAL KERAJAAN |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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Police clash with protestors during march against Greece's austerity plans |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
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Police and protestors have clashed, during a march against Greece's austerity plans. Public and private unions, that represent half of the country's 5-million strong workforce, called a joint strike for the first time since October. Around 20-thousand workers marched to parliament to mark the 24-hour strike. They were protesting against a public wage freeze, tax rises and the raising of the retirement age... part of the government's austerity plan. Postal Worker, said, "The poor should not be paying for the crisis, the rich should be paying for it, and those who created the crisis". |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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