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Changing internal Google policies isn't enough. America needs stronger worker protection laws.
by qntty 7y ago
Changing internal Google policies isn't enough. America needs stronger worker protection laws.
- jcomis 7y agoYes, this is not a "Google" problem. It's happening everywhere.
- sanbor 7y agoThe United States, Suriname, Papua New Guinea, and a few island countries in the Pacific Ocean are the only countries in the United Nations that do not require employers to provide paid time off for new parents.[1] Parental leave policies in the United Nations [2] [1] https://www.npr.org/2016/10/06/495839588/countries-around-the-world-beat-the-u-s-on-paid-parental-leave https://www.npr.org/2016/10/06/495839588/countries-around-th... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Americas
- aianus 7y ago> require employers to provide paid time off This isn't phrased quite accurately; I know that in Canada maternity leave is guaranteed by law but it is not paid for at all by the employer (it is paid by government insurance schemes instead).