ON July 11, the government announced the exemption of 82,637 healthcare workers from the new 45-hour work week policy under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA). This means critical shift-based roles within the Health Ministry will proceed as usual with the 42-hour work week.
The decision is a long overdue recognition of the mental, emotional and physical burden that healthcare workers shoulder every single day.
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