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If the Selangor government wants to give an extra 30 days of maternity leave to its female employees, then it must be unpaid leave, said Public Services Department director Tan Sri Ismail Adam.
But unpaid leave will ultimately affect the days of service calculated for pension payment when they retire. This means they lose 30 days. Pension was paid by the Federal Government.
Selangor civil servants should keep this in mind when applying for the extra leave. The state government could not give 90 days of paid maternity leave because it would be against circulars already issued by the Federal Government.
Under a circular issued in 1998 by the Federal Government, only 60-day paid maternity leave would be given to female civil servants. Under another circular issued in 2007, female civil servants can take up to five years of unpaid leave to take care of their children.
Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the state had approved the 90-day maternity leave for female civil servants effective Jan 1.
He also said fathers would receive an extra week of paternity leave from seven to 14 days and female civil servants whose husbands had died would get a month’s leave instead of three days of emergency leave.
Ismail said the state government could not introduce legislation for its civil servants that was inconsistent with that of the Federal Government. This is because matters of pensions, terms of service and rewards for civil servants come under a scheduled list in the Federal Constitution, even if they work with the state’s agencies
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