Ok, mothers and fathers get maternity / fraternity leave. How is that fair (continued)?

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to those who don't make / have children?

Why shouldn't those who don't make / have children get some sort of leave that would be equivalent to that?

future workforce? I'm not, in the least, concerned about such a thing. I am much more concerned about being treated fairly right NOW.

dating leave? hee hee! I like the ring of that one!

Answer 1

Its not fair, they also have a bus load of kids and then take off every other day because one of them is sick. I want Pet leave. 5 days for getting a new cat, 6 weeks for a dog (to train the dog)

Answer 2

Being a mother of three and having been in the work force during the first two I can obviously only answer from the "maternity leave" aspect, not the "fraternity leave", I know nothing of that. Having a child puts this under more of a medical leave - we cannot return to work until the doctor says. If you choose to go out and do some sort of dangerous sport and get hurt, you would be in the same situation not being able to return to work until the doctor's release you. In your words, how is that fair to the people you work with? You did this activity and now cannot work for however long the doctor says. You choose to do this activity, now others have to "pay" for it and pick up the slack of your absence at work. It seems to me the question you're asking is really WHY do people choose to have children. Of course, that is an individual, personal decision. Have a good day! :)

Answer 3

There is an equivalant. It's called the FMLA, which covers for medical reasons. A mother gets time off to care for the new child and to recuperate medically and the company legally has to allow them this option. It's hardly about getting time off for vacation. Also while a company allows the person time off to care for a family member, they are not guaranteed paid for that time. That's up to the company.

If you feel really strongly about this, why not suggest that the company allow a PTO (Paid Time Off) policy. This allows every employee the opportunity to take the same amount of leave time off in a year and doesn't discriminate against people with no children.

Answer 4

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Ok, mothers and fathers get maternity / fraternity leave. How is that fair (continued)?
to those who don't make / have children?

Why shouldn't those who don't make / have children get some sort of leave that would be equivalent to that?

Answer 5

Maternity/Paternity leave. Hardly any businesses offer paternity leave first off. Secondly, many jobs require the parent taking the leave to already have a certain amount of personal time stored up in order to go on leave. It'snot like like the job is saying 'Here, take off 3 months and we'll pay you'. The parent has to plan out their time and make sure to keep up enough to enable them to stay out long enough to spend time with their baby and make arrangements to go back to work. If you want to take a leave, save up your hours and take one. Don't take out your frustrations on people that want to have a family.

Answer 6

I am a leave yeoman in the navy and don't quite understanbd this question. But they get leave to have the baby. That's all there is to it. The female gets 42 days free leave and the father gets 15 days of charged leave. I think this is mess up the male gets charged.

Answer 7

What would the equivalent be?
Should people be penalised for having a child? What would happen to the future workforce if we didn't have children?

Answer 8

Your grievance is genuine. I shall make my efforts to get the leave rules changed for you to allow you "Dating Leave".
Is that OK?

Answer 9

If u are caring for a close loved one who is ill you can take advantage of FMLA

Answer 10

yeah, fair point. but what would they do? & evr1 has to hav kids sometime.