Pregnant Warrants A Sacking?

Why would a company want to sack a pregnant lady who has been slogging her time in the office for 6 full years just because she applied a 3 month maternity leave? It makes no sense. Undoubtedly, I've the name of the aforementioned company, but I won't publish it here due to the recent spate of lawsuits hurling around the Internet.

Just wondering, since the government is strongly for precreation and the setting up of families and for women to give birth to more children to arrest the downward trend of newborns, why is it that there still exist companies with such primitive and ignorant mindsets of ladies, not looking in their perspective and giving them aid when it matters the most?

To think that Singapore's companies are just out to drive their employees as hard as possible, squeezing every cent worth out of them. In their opinion, this is definitely better than paying 3 months salary to an employee who is not working. Just hire a newbie, pay 1-3 months of probation period salary, and then u save some money too!

It's sad to think that companies think with their eyes on money rather than the heart...moves which would allow them to show compassion to their workers by giving in to such matters instead of just looking at everything in the world with a "Dollars & Sense" attitude.

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