The policy is intended to increase the fertility rate among working women by providing them with financial support. But the business community is virulently opposed, and even women's groups have been critical. They note that unless other supporting measures are put into place, the job market is so competitive that women wouldn't dare to apply for even such a legally mandated benefit.
這項政策原本是希望以薪資補貼等誘因，提高職業婦女的生育率，卻遭到企業界強烈反彈，婦女團體也批評，現在職場競爭激烈，若無相關配套措施，年輕婦女「即使法律規定有假、有錢，誰又敢隨便申請？」