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> We're talking about an employer making reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability. Are we? Either attendance at the office is vital to the j

> We're talking about an employer making reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability. Are we? Either attendance at the office is vital to the job or isn't. If you treat different members of your team differently you will annoy them, damage morale and damage your team. > Maternity leave is another instance. If your paternity leave isn't comparable to your maternity leave that's not OK.

MaxBarraclough 7y ago
> Either attendance at the office is vital to the job or isn't. Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation. > If you treat different members of your team differently you will annoy them, damage morale and damage your team. I don't think so. Would you get resentful if a colleague took maternity leave? I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability. > If your paternity leave isn't comparable to your maternity leave that's not OK. I'm not sure that's relevant, but sure, equal paternity leave isn't a bad idea.
- hdfbdtbcdg 7y ago
  > I don't think so. Would you get resentful if a colleague took maternity leave? Of course not. Parental leave is offered to all employees right? > I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability. Nor could I. A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it? > Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation. We disagree. That is fine. But I doubt either of us will pursuade the other here so let's just leave this argument.
  - MaxBarraclough 7y ago
    > Of course not. Parental leave is offered to all employees right? It isn't, that just the point -- it's offered to employees who have just had a child. We can view accommodations of disabilities the same way. They should be offered to all employees to whom they apply. > A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it? I'm just not convinced this is a real problem. > We disagree. That is fine. On which point? It's not a matter of opinion that plenty of companies are effective based entirely on remote work, right?

MaxBarraclough 7y ago

> Either attendance at the office is vital to the job or isn't. Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation. > If you treat different members of your team differently you will annoy them, damage morale and damage your team. I don't think so. Would you get resentful if a colleague took maternity leave? I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability. > If your paternity leave isn't comparable to your maternity leave that's not OK. I'm not sure that's relevant, but sure, equal paternity leave isn't a bad idea.

hdfbdtbcdg 7y ago
> I don't think so. Would you get resentful if a colleague took maternity leave? Of course not. Parental leave is offered to all employees right? > I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability. Nor could I. A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it? > Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation. We disagree. That is fine. But I doubt either of us will pursuade the other here so let's just leave this argument.
- MaxBarraclough 7y ago
  > Of course not. Parental leave is offered to all employees right? It isn't, that just the point -- it's offered to employees who have just had a child. We can view accommodations of disabilities the same way. They should be offered to all employees to whom they apply. > A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it? I'm just not convinced this is a real problem. > We disagree. That is fine. On which point? It's not a matter of opinion that plenty of companies are effective based entirely on remote work, right?