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Is using a year long maternity leave to start a business an argument for extended maternity leaves?

• evfanknitram 8y ago
  I think there's enough arguments for extended leaves already. This just seems like an added bonus to me. At least where I live there's rules against making money when home with kid (government pay you to be home with kid).
  • Scoundreller 8y ago
    Canada has the same rules about earning income while on leave. Usually you lose a dollar in benefits for every dollar you earn. But if your business turns losses in the first year...
• ggg9990 8y ago
  Not really, it’s an argument against. A government funded maternity leave is for the benefit of the child. At the point you have enough time to start a business you can support your own kid.
  • Pfhreak 8y ago
    Not necessarily. Time with a kid is not sliced in a way that supports a nine to five, but could support an enterprising, driven person in the margins. You can fully support the child and have some time to support your own interests.