Law to be amended to implement seven-day paternity leave in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has agreed to amend an article under the Sabah Labour Ordinance with regards to seven-day paternity leave which has yet to be enforced in the state.

Deputy Human Resources Minister Mustapha Sakmud said this following an incident where a woman allegedly died after her husband claimed that he was not granted a seven-day paternity leave to take care of her.

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