Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year parental leaves

Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by taurath on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:00PM (#19090348)

Thats a bit of a strong statement, but I understand your leaning. A couple things:

* The Employment Insurance office pays for it. Yes, the person is going to be on leave, but you're not sitting there paying their salary. Hire a contractor while they're gone?

* If they're irreplaceable, yes you're SOL, but they get to make their own choices just as you did about basing your business's viability on one person that planned and had a kid.

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by simonsarris on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:01PM (#19090371)

Thanks. I suppose "use temps/contractors" is probably the answer for most businesses, then, and to me feels like a true answer to the question posed.

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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by yardie on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:30PM (#19090658)

If you're fine with using temps/contractors then you are also fine with them not showing up one morning as well. Most temps are looking for full-time employment. And most contractors are after bigger contracts.

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