I write in reference to the piece by John Cassar White in the Business section of May 9 titled Valuing Mothers’ Role At The Place Of Work. A number of ideas were put forward related to enhancing the situation of working mothers.

This company’s mission statement reads as follows: “At Michael Debono Ltd we seek to ensure the optimum ownership experience for our customers while achieving sustainable growth, enhancing quality of life of all our personnel and simultaneously respecting the environment and society as a whole.”

As part of our commitment towards our personnel we introduced a scheme whereby female employees who become pregnant are assigned work at home on full pay for the first two years after their baby’s birth, thereby enabling mother and child to spend these vital first two years together.

The scheme involves work reassignment and reorganisation in the particular unit where the mother works, plus the use of technology. To date one mother has completed the two years and returned to work and another two are currently at home following births some months ago.