I think you're missing the point the parent is making. The parent is talking about total compensation. An employer has x amount of dollars allotted for an empl

I think you're missing the point the parent is making. The parent is talking about total compensation. An employer has x amount of dollars allotted for an employee. This x includes everything that the employer needs to employ you: your salary, your vacation time (and pay), you tools etc. If you require that employers provide sick leave then x is still going to stay the same. That sick leave will simply come from some other pool, such as the salary or the money allotted for training or tools.