Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
- Posts: 778
18 September 2010
16:4271467#21
OK...let me explain from my point of view...
I am unemployed.. recently got married, and when i was looking for work whenever i mentioned i was gettmarried was told that thanks but no thanks.. annoying .. very!!
But i cant for the life of me imagine that IF i ever DO sprog up ( very unlikeyly indeed) I sure as anything wont be taking 20 months off... i would be bored out of my mind...
I already am....
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 September 2010
17:1671469#22
20 weeks not months jenni.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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18 September 2010
17:1771470#23
If we had one such employee taking maternity leave we could manage it for a few months. If we had two we would probably go bust. That is the situation with many small businesses. That (coupled with the increase in minimum wage and the paid holiday entitlement) is why, 2 1/2 years ago, when I saw the recession coming, we let all our full-time staff go and closed the restaurant.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
18 September 2010
19:2671486#24
That's part of the trouble with blanket legislation - no room for judgement calls.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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19 September 2010
00:5771542#25
erm... bimbo moment.. but dont you in most jobs get 6 months at full time.. and then 6 months at half money..... or am i confused... again?!
19 September 2010
09:2171553#26
That's sick pay and a combo or benefits. Most people I know go for a combo of sick and maternity to maximise time off with pay. Another one of the problems facing small businesses.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
19 September 2010
17:5971580#27
a lot of jobs go 6 months now
but i do understand the prob for small business
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
19 September 2010
18:5971609#28
For a small business worker time off for any reason is a problem as they do not have sufficient staff to cover, the larger businesses can usually cope because they have a large staff pool.
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