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01-02-2011, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MissMisa View Post
Really? You don't have that? In the UK, it's law. 39 weeks is the current length of paid maternity leave, set to rise to 52 weeks in April. (This is the minimum and most employers allow longer than that.) Men are entitled to 26 weeks.
Well, some jobs don't offer that and other things, but it depends on the job. I don't think a long-term perm temp worker would get something like that. There'd probably be a loophole to get out of giving it, as well as health insurance or any other real benefits (like sick leave or vacation). It's more like, "I hope I don't get pregnant, I hope I don't get sick, and I hope I can last until an actual holiday and not have to take a vacation." I'm only speaking from a US POV, though.
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