When her son, Hunter, was born two months premature he was 2 pounds, 10 ounces and fighting for his life. Hunter was in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, for more than a month.
The "diet" comes in because Glynn, a waitress, couldn't afford to buy meals in the hospital cafeteria. In large part, that's because that whole time she was out of work, she wasn't getting paid and — because Hunter was premature — she and her husband hadn't had as much time to save up.
"I thought I had some paid leave," said Glynn. "And then I started looking through my employee handbooks, and I was going, 'Wait a minute. No, I don't.'"
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What's your thoughts on paid family leave?
ALL benefits should be at the option of the employer.
ReplyDeleteThere is no 'right' to any of them, nor is there a right to have or keep the actual job itself (sorry unions..)
Market forces are powerful. Competition for labor is the most powerful agent for positive change.
i have mixed feelings.
ReplyDeleteits not really sustainable for small business.
and sometimes you have women leave for maternity, then decide not to come back, seen it.
and no i dont think it should be a gov program.
there is always a 6 month layoff, and use the unemployment system that already exists
or the possibility of carry insurance similar to disability.
it has to be a system that cannot be abused
ReplyDelete"Market forces are powerful. Competition for labor is the most powerful agent for positive change.
May 3, 2016 at 9:24 AM"
9:24 Gets it. All these small business killing policies are dreamed up by big business to eliminate competition.
Negotiating for compensation when hiring on is very important here, especially if you're a young woman approaching child bearing age. But, not all employers can afford such things. 9:24 is right, and a deal is a deal.
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