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I dunno - can I have some protection of income when management decides to fire me because I am taking care of my pregnant wife? Can my wife also have pregnancy
by nine_zeros 2y ago
I dunno - can I have some protection of income when management decides to fire me because I am taking care of my pregnant wife?
Can my wife also have pregnancy protection?
As a society, can we protect humans from capitalistic predators who will literally cut off food from your table because some KPI is temporarily not met?
- Rinzler89 2y agoThe video touches on that, in that birth rates are low even in countries where all those protections exist so it's not just that.
- nine_zeros 2y agoNot all countries with protection have similar protection. Most countries with protection have patchwork laws that are easily broken. Even the US has laws that pregnant people cannot be discriminated against but they face retaliation and discrimination by citing other means - a patchwork law with no teeth.
- Rinzler89 2y agoSure, in theory yes nothing written in law is ever 100% secure unless you have an army of well paid lawyers to protect you, but moving the goal posts like this can go on forever. The reality is even countries with iron clad protections they are also having less kids. So that's not the only factor.
- nine_zeros 2y agoYes, the ask is for ironclad societal-benefit laws with teeth. Not lip service laws.
- Rinzler89 2y agoAnd even when those exist birthrates are still low. Look at Scandinavian/Nordic European countries.
- nine_zeros 2y ago> And even when those exist birthrates are still low. Look at Scandinavian/Nordic European countries. And even then the laws are not ironclad. Look at Scandinavian/Nordic European countries laws.