The Maltese Paediatric Association yesterday urged MPs on both sides of the parliamentary divide to agree to introduce legislation allowing parents to be able to take sick leave when their children are ill.

The association said that both parties had promised to support such a measure during the last electoral campaign. It said providing parents such an option would give them peace of mind that they could care for their children when they are sick.

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