The implementation of China’s two-child policy from this month is facing difficulties when many working women complained of restrictions imposed by their employers in having second baby fearing staff shortage.
liu Qian, a 31-year-old bank teller, is eligible to have a second child, but she has to wait because of the unwritten rules of her employer. “We planned to have a second child after becoming eligible, but when I submitted an application, I was disappointed by the rules of our bank,” liu was quoted as saying by Qilu Evening News.
All Chinese couples have been allowed to have two children since January 1 after the national legislature amended the over three-decade-old controversial one-child per couple family planning policy.
“According to the unwritten rules of our bank, those who want to have a second child must give way to those having a first child,” she said. “I am allowed to have a second child in 2018, according to our bank’s rules,” said liu.