As more women enter the workplace, their biological (bearing children) and tradition roles (raising managers spend in helping their employees cope with non-work issues. As mentioned above, the employment act in Singapore provides maternity benefits to all female employees covered by the act. Under this Act, qualified female employees (who have worked for at least 3 months) regardless of nationality and marital status enjoy 8 weeks of paid maternity leave per confinement (delivery) for giving birth to the first two children. Both the mother and the father (if they have worked for at least three months) are each entitled to two days of paid leave per year if they have at least one child under the age of 7 years during the year. The Children Development Co-savings Act enhances the paid maternity leave for working married woman (having worked for at least three months) who are Singaporeans to 16 weeks per confinement (delivery) regardless of the number of children she already has. The Government pays for the enhanced portion of the leave. (i.e., beyond the maternity leave already provided for under the employment Act) Both the married mother and the married father (having worked for at least 3 months) are each given up to 6 days of paid leave per year if they have at least one child below the age of 7 years during the year. The first three days are paid by the employer and the last three days, by the Government. The working mother is also protected against termination of pregnancy and against retrenchment in the last three months.