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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Mum fired for taking leave to care for sick child

A mother's love knows no bounds and for this, Che Tom Osman is paying the ultimate price.

Forced to take unpaid leave on numerous occasions since 2009 to take care of her daughter Nurul Atikah Bazilah Samsudin, who has been diagnosed with end-stage bone cancer, the 45-year-old is now out of a job.

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She received a letter from her employer on the eve of Hari Raya stating that the management would not be entertaining her (unpaid leave) applications any more in the future.

The assistant supervisor was also asked to report for duty on Monday, failing which, she would be considered as being absent.

Nurul was first diagnosed with bone cancer in 2009 and had undergone 12 surgeries and 18 chemotherapy sessions at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.

The once-active girl, who loves durian and petai rebus, is now being given morphine to help cope with the pain.

While accepting that her plight is fated, Che Tom voiced out her disappointment with her company's management for treating her unfairly.

"I have served them for close to 14 years. Even if they want to terminate my services, they should not have done it this way.

When contacted, deputy factory manager Wilson Ng said everything was done according to rules and regulations.

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