A good idea that will need to be backed up to work

THE LOCAL LEGISLATURE of Southwest China's Chongqing municipality plans to allow local employees to take paid leave if they have elderly parents admitted to hospital. Guangzhou Daily comments:

Chongqing is not the first provincial-level administrative region to propose such leave. Southwest China's Sichuan province and Central China's Hubei province are also reportedly planning to do the same.

Elderly care leave is a good idea because it will allow employees to care for their elderly parents if they are admitted to hospital. Without such leave, they have to ask for leave of absence, which often means lower wages and fewer opportunities for promotion.