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"..after taking eight weeks of maternity leave, Mdm Swee returned to work at a freign re-insurance company, her workplace of three years. But her boss told her to leave the company. when she protested that the termination was 'very unfair' and undermined the Government's pro-baby policy, her boss replied: 'This is your Singapore Government. I am French.' " i say, bloody hell. if you're oh-so-too-freaking-good-for-singapore-and-all-singaporeans-suck-french, then why don't you guys just pack your bags, and get your sorry asses out of our oh-so-lousy-singapore? of course, i would rather like to spout a string of obscenities, but i would like to keep this blog nice and friendly, therefore i would just say this: (just use your imagination aight?) %^&*(@#$%^&*!@#@#!#*&!@$">!^&*(@#^&*!@#@#!#*&!@#^ -------------------- well of course it's not only the multi-national companies who have such practices, but it's really, really unfair. especially with the government's many policies to boost our not-so-good fertility rate. another excerpt: "..two weeks after she told the management of her pregnancy, her boss emailed her to 'resign and leave the company immediately.' ....Mdm Teoh's employer, a Singaporean, said she had been making a lot of typos, and (her) job performance was not up to par." and get this: only 2 months before he emailed her to resign, she was promoted and given a dividend sharing offer based on the company's performance. and he didn't even tell her straight in the face to resign. that arse emailed her!! emailed!!! so i suppose that company simply likes to promote employees who are sub-standard, aye? sheesh!! super rolls eyes until they drop out kind. -------------------- who would be encouraged to start the B-plan when such things often occur? can the government really help these people? "The Ministry of Manpower said anyone who thinks he or she has been terminated unfairly can appeal directly or theough the union (if they are union members) to the Minister for Manpower for reinstatement within two months from the date of dismissal." ya, appeal they will. but what is the point? they might be reinstated, but so what? their companies will no longer treat them like before. they will try means and ways to make them feel uncomfortable, and the employee herself would also not be as enthusiastic and hardworking in her job, as compared to before. in the end, they will just end up leaving the company; probably this time round it's because she is thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with the company. -------------------- in short, companies are just saying that preggers should not "expect to find another job until you have given birth. No one will employ a pregnant woman." wow. such encouraging words. i'm sure that is very encouraging to all couples out there planning to have babies. simply lovely to the ears. -------------------- note: at this point, author's eyes had already dropped out from all that rolling, due to the front-page article from today's TODAY, written by Jasmine Yin. she has now gone off to search for her eyeballs which have rolled off, probably to the kitchen. have a nice day, and please leave comments. =] --------------------