Of course not. Parental leave is offered to all employees right?
> I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability.
Nor could I. A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it?
> Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation.
We disagree. That is fine. But I doubt either of us will pursuade the other here so let's just leave this argument.
It isn't, that just the point -- it's offered to employees who have just had a child.
We can view accommodations of disabilities the same way. They should be offered to all employees to whom they apply.
> A clearly unreasonable one is not quite the same as a reasonable one is it?
I'm just not convinced this is a real problem.
> We disagree. That is fine.
On which point?
It's not a matter of opinion that plenty of companies are effective based entirely on remote work, right?
Not so. There's value to team cohesion in having a team physically together, but it's not outright fatal to permit remote working. That's why it's a reasonable accommodation.
> If you treat different members of your team differently you will annoy them, damage morale and damage your team.
I don't think so. Would you get resentful if a colleague took maternity leave?
I can't imagine a colleague reacting negatively to a clearly reasonable accommodation for a disability.
> If your paternity leave isn't comparable to your maternity leave that's not OK.
I'm not sure that's relevant, but sure, equal paternity leave isn't a bad idea.