Saturday, October 26, 2013

Is it necessary for women government servant to be given 1 month leave for the death of their husband?

The decision made by the Kelantan government to give a month of salary to women civil servant who suffered from the passing of their husbands received many mixed reaction from the people. Before this, for cases like this, only three days were given to civil servants.

Other than that, the effected civil servant is going to receive full pay, a special incentives to help them manage their financial matters after they have lost their husband. The longer leave period is for them to adapt emotionally in coping with their loss and changes that they have to make in their daily lives.
According to the government of Kelantan, this particular decision is in accordance with the Islamic teachings.

Some sees this particular decision is unrealistic as the government of Kelantan did not think of the productivity of the organization. Even if they have to face hardship in losing their husband, for the government to give the 30 day leave with pay is just unrealistic.

In the words of Mumtaz Md Nawi the Chairman of the State Women Development, Family and Welfare Committee, they have look into this matter, and the case of the death of the husband is rarely seen and basically it can happen only once to women civil servant, so that it crucial for us to take it as a case that needs to be handle properly.

The time frame is needed for someone to get up and get back on track is different from one another. Even a person’s character differs from anyone else. In cases like this, people in the office can be a good help for these widow to handle their grief. It is better for them to come back to work earlier and help them to take away their attention rather than facing the problem alone.
Basically, the 1 week time period is a better option to give them ample time to accept what had happened in their lives.

A longer leave will actually do more harm than good to these widows. It can lead to depression as they have no other activity that can help them to forget what has happened. It can also affect their quality of work as they have left their job for a very long time.

2 weeks is also seen as a reasonable amount of time for those who are affected and also for the organization. If they need more time, then they have to ask for their annual leave to be used with or without pay.

Because of that, in the written procedure, and also the reason of their leaders is important in handling this kind of issue. This is because when handling human emotions, we should not be too rigid as each and every individual is different.

The best action is to take a moderate approach for the widows and their department. Thus half from the 30 days period that has been decided by the government of Kelantan is seen as a more realistic approach that need to be take into consideration.

1 comment:

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