Govt backs down on 45-hour week


PETALING JAYA: In a policy U-turn that puts compassion before compliance, the government has exempted over 82,000 frontline healthcare workers from the controversial 45-hour work week.

Citing the relentless demands of life-saving duties, the move comes as a relief to nurses, emergency doctors, and medical assistants who had warned that longer shifts could jeopardise both care and caregiver.

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