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Re:When the Boss Says, 'Don't Tell Your Coworkers How Much Y... by tomp on Saturday January 24, 2015 @06:37PM (#8941486)
> And I'm not sure if it is one that can be fixed through legislation

Well, one think the government could do is to cover pay during sick leave, parental leave and child care leave (i.e. when children are sick). This would also benefit startups/new businesses, where employees being sick/pregnant is not just statistics, but can make or break a business.

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Re:When the Boss Says, 'Don't Tell Your Coworkers How Much Y... by TheLoneWolfling on Sunday January 25, 2015 @11:45AM (#8943312)
That will mitigate the issue, but not fix it.

As having an experienced worker go MIA for months is bad for a company in terms of productivity, and substantially more women take maternity leave than men take paternity leave.

A temp worker is seldom as good at their job as an experienced worker.

Personally, I don't think government should cover things like sick leave, but that is another matter entirely. (In general, the larger the system, the less incentive for any one person in the system to keep the system as a whole running smoothly.)

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