NTUC recommends 6 months of paid maternity leave

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Another priority for the NTUC is promoting better work-life balance for mothers.

In response to calls by the National Population and Talent Division for ideas to boost Singapore's falling fertility rate, the labour movement is recommending that working mums be given six months of paid maternity leave, and an additional six months of unpaid leave.

"It's important for us to encourage employers to embrace better work-life (balance). Particularly after delivery, there are certain stresses for women," said NTUC President Diana Chia.

"Many women, because of this difficulty, leave their job to take care of their family. And to get them back to work is also an enormous task. So we're actually looking at how we can phase in this," she added.