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Agreed, everyone who decides to parent a child should get some time off to help raise that child. It would strengthen society. (And if every company were obli
by Frondo 12y ago
Agreed, everyone who decides to parent a child should get some time off to help raise that child. It would strengthen society.
(And if every company were obligated to provide it, none would have a short-sighted competitive advantage over those who chose not to provide it.)
- aianus 12y agoWhy should the company provide maternity benefits and not the state? I don't think it's fair for some three person startup to go bankrupt because employee #1 got pregnant and continues to draw down salary while staying home.
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- beagle3 12y agoIndeed, the European standard is that it is paid by the state, rather than the employers.