Short term costs mean attracting and retaining top talent longer. I've found it costs an employer an average of $3000 to hire someone for $8/hour and it costs

Short term costs mean attracting and retaining top talent longer. I've found it costs an employer an average of $3000 to hire someone for $8/hour and it costs an average of $26k to hire someone for $80/year. If you can pay someone a few weeks of salary and buy goodwill during a life event like this you keep your company competitive in the competitive tech space. TL;DR This will probably save them money in recruiter fees.