Channeling my high school self

[chargirlgenius]

Whereas, the powers that be are encouraging sick people to stay home from work or school when they’re sick, and
Whereas the United States has the paltriest sick and maternity leaves among all industrialized nations, and
Whereas individuals will come to work sick because they will either lose pay or vacation time when it is combined, and
Whereas companies will not voluntarily offer better sick and maternity leaves without it being legally mandated, and
Whereas a legal mandate will put American companies on an even playing field with one another, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that Congress should get their collective heads out of their asses and pass legislation that
1. Requires employers that have a minimum of 10 employees to offer at least 15 paid sick leave to employees.
2. Requires the aforementioned employers to separate sick time from vacation time.
3. Requires the aforementioned employers to provide at least three months paid maternity leave.

Comments

[jemala-malvada.livejournal.com]

I used to have that. (Thank goodness it was in effect when I was pregnant!) Then they went to salaried people get 6 days BUT, partial days don't count. So if the kid is really sick for a few days, I can split-shift with the spouse and not have sick time counted. It's a saving grace!!! And my manager is flexible enough to let me make up a few hours here and there. Otherwise I'd use up all my sick time before spring with all the winter daycare germs!!

If I remember correctly, when we had unlimited, there was a "watch if it gets over 10 days" unofficial policy for reviews and things. But it also meant that when I had reduced hours at the end of my pregnancy and the Short Term Disability was screwed up, I was able to just chalk it up to sick time. BIG relief! It really wasn't that hard to watch. Make sure that your work is getting done, and most management didn't really mind. People understood that parents of young children would have more sometimes, but usually those people were concientious enough to come in and catch up asap.