KUALA LUMPUR, 21 April 2009: Malaysian employers spent about RM1.57 billion annually, in providing 60-day maternity leave to its female employees, a seminar on gender equality was told today. A study undertaken by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) showed that each confinement cost RM7,500. The amount comprised RM3,000 in wages and RM4,500 in overtime allowances. […]