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HK Gov't Urged to Pay Employers' Cost of Extras Maternity Leave

The Hong Kong government is being urged to pay the cost for employers to give workers an extra four weeks of maternity leave. So reports South China Morning Post.

"From the employers' viewpoint, better maternity benefits mean higher costs," says Professor Francis Lui Ting-ming, adjunct professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. "They not only need to pay the mothers on leave, but also may have to hire part-timers to fill in, let alone the loss in productivity."

Lui is an economist who used to serve as a government advisor on long-term fiscal planning. Small business owners also objected to paying for the extra four weeks. Employers now are required to give a minimum of 10 weeks maternity leave.

"Four more weeks may not sound [like] a big deal," says Joe Chau Kwok-ming, president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business. "But it is a 40% increase when compared with the current 10 weeks."

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