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Give singles elderly-care leave
Fri, Sep 12, 2008
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>AS WORKING mothers enjoy four months of maternity leave plus six days of childcare leave, I wonder whether the Government could look into giving elderly-care leave to singles who need to take their aged parents for routine checkups at clinics or hospitals.

Ms Stefanie Tan


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