Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who is fighting cancer

Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by andrewfong on Thursday September 16, 2021 @05:55PM (#28558213)

I wonder what would happen if California just passed a law that called for unlimited PTO to be paid out (using some pretty high implied accrual rate, like 8 weeks a year or something).

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by hkt on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:09PM (#28558364)

I don't know how it would work in cali, but in the UK I'd pitch at statutory minimum holidays (25 days+bank holidays) OR average time off taken at the company, whichever was higher. I'm sure an employment tribunal would take either.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by vidarh on Friday September 17, 2021 @05:24AM (#28563060)

Slight correction: UK statutory paid leave is 28 days. Bank holidays can be counted as part of the 28, if given as paid leave.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights

[ Parent | on HN ]