Several major U.S. companies including Netflix, Chipotle and Microsoft recently began offering their employees paid sick and maternity leave. The U.S. is currently the only industrialized country that doesn’t require companies to provide sick leave to their employees. 35% of American workers do not receive any type of paid sick leave.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes
@9F785WRIndependent9mos9MO
This sounds reasonable to me I do think that there would be a few acceptations, but this keep people from getting paid when they are just feeling too lazy to do their job instead of actually not being able to.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No, private businesses should decide the amount of competitive incentives they offer to employees instead of a government mandate
@9H4DQNJIndependent6mos6MO
The individual in prior times had a more limited market to which to offer their labor. In todays marketplace, a marketplace of instantaneous applications, networking, and social connection, the advantage lies completely with the seller of their own labor, not the business which need to find good and qualified labor. Therefore, the ownness lies with the laborer to actively negotiate with the employer. If they choose not to, it is of their own lack of forward motion.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, but the federal government should sponsor this program instead of businesses
@9GWT75D7mos7MO
Too many regulations on employer/employee relations. Employees can choose where they want to work based upon salary and benefits. Employers offer incentives to lure the best employees. Leave the government out of it.
@9G7KBKB 6 days6D
Taxpayers should not be funding paid sick leave through a subsidy, instead, it should be a tax incentive for a business caring for its employees. Incentivize the business to provide sufficient paid sick leave.
@9F9YKKQ9mos9MO
A recent study (https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/paid-sick-leave-business-study.php) found that paid sick leave offers considerable benefits to business organizations. According to this article, the researchers found more evidence that “paid sick leave was related to favorable business conditions such as employee morale and job satisfaction, improved retention, higher profitability and firm performance, and favorable labor market conditions, compared to evidence supporting negative business consequences, such as worker absence”.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave
@9G7KBKB 6 days6D
People get ill too and many should not be working while ill. Not only is paid sick leave a reasonable corporate policy to show compassion for employees, it also helps prevent spreading disease.
@9H4DQNJIndependent6mos6MO
The free market, in today's world of instantaneous social media, influence, cancellations, etc., disallows the validity of any need to "require" a company or interest to do anything. Never has the power of the individual (in this case the seller of their labor) been so unbounded. If we see any inequity, it is only due to the individuals malaise and apathy.
@9F785WRIndependent9mos9MO
There are many things other than maternity leave that you should get paid for when you are not able to work such as mental health days that are actually very important and you should be able to be paid when you need a mental health day.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
No
@9FL63GJ8mos8MO
Someone cant control when they're sick or injured therefor shouldn't have to worry about bills or life expenses.
@9F9YKKQ9mos9MO
Sick employees should always receive paid leave so that they do not infect their coworkers. Arguably, workers are also less capable and efficient when struck by illness. Sick family members are a different matter entirely, but if it is determined that the employee in question can adequately care for a sick family member, this is probably justified despite being a more nuanced issue. Paid parental leave, meanwhile, ensures that working mothers (and fathers) are able to care for newborn babies and possibly have time to mull over whether they want to become stay-at-home parents or not. It also encourages higher birthrates, which are sorely needed to reproduce and expand our aging population — and keep Social Security viable.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, but only for companies with 100+ employees
@9J4JXPT4mos4MO
Companies with more than 100 employees can afford to do so more than companies with a smaller amount of employees.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
Yes, but only for sick leave which is unexpected, instead of pregnancy which is a personal choice
@ToadLibertarian 7mos7MO
Companies are incentivized to provide their employees with the ability to take some sick leave anyway
@VulcanMan6 7mos7MO
Not all companies are incentivized to provide any sick or paid leave whatsoever, which is why guaranteeing a national legal minimum of paid leave days is infinitely better than relying on "incentives" alone.
@9J4JXPT4mos4MO
In my opinion, people should not get paid sick leave, because they should have factored in that work was going to get in the way at times, and additionally they should have saved their money ahead of time.
@ISIDEWITH9yrs9Y
If we decide we want this as a country we should probably figure out how to fund it appropriately. Make it a 'clean' tax-and-pay system
@4YCZ8L44yrs4Y
The lack of paid leave in general is a system that only begets inefficiency cycle after cycle. In some countries, men and women will have up to a year or two of government or privately sponsored sick, and more importantly paternity/maternity leave. This is because other countries know that to properly raise a child, one must really be around all the time in the early years, if possible. I believe the lack of time spent in raising a child can be reflected in the sad state of affairs in this country. People grow up less ready for this world, and ultimately less connected to it because they didn't have their father around a lot as a kid, who was constantly working late to give me and my sister a better life. And in that regard, I advocate family leave in general.
@99T4Y2T1yr1Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave, medical leave, illness, sick family member, or death in the family. The employee must have proof of it with a doctor's note and documents. Workers need to STOP taking advantage of these programs and stop abusing the system. The government should NOT sponsor these programs because that would negatively affect the economy and make our country a socialist country and we should NOT let that happen.
@4Z78JTH4yrs4Y
Businesses should only grant paid maternity leave for two kids and sick leave.
@98KFLSW1yr1Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave, medical leave, illness, sick family member, or death in the family. The employee must have proof of it with a doctor's note and documents. Workers need to STOP taking advantage of these programs. The government should NOT sponsor these programs because that would negatively effect the economy and make our country a socialist country and we should NOT let that happen.
@8WM6TB43yrs3Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave, medical leave, illness, sick family member, or death in the family and the employee MUST have a doctors note or proof of it.
@98PNS8J1yr1Y
Yes, but only for maternity leave, medical leave, illness, sick family member, or death in the family. The employee must have proof of it with a doctor's note and documents. Workers need to STOP taking advantage of these programs and stop abusing the system. The government should NOT sponsor these programs because that would negatively effect the economy and make our country a socialist country and we should NOT let that happen.
@9L74FFC2mos2MO
Yes, there should be a set period of paid sick days per year and any company failing to meet that standard should be penalized
@9D3RPBQ10mos10MO
All people should be paid equally and take care of the families and take care of themselves.
@9CPLB25Independent11mos11MO
Yes, the lack of paid maternity leave is unfair to working mothers
@98WG3KZ1yr1Y
maternity leave and sick leave is important however there is a limit to the number of days the company will pay you
@9B6G5WJ1yr1Y
yes for both but add paternity leave for fathers.
@97ZMQJQ2yrs2Y
Yes but also add part-time employees as well.
@99VCHDG1yr1Y
maybe. in a perfect world that would be ideal, although every job and individual are different.
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
Doesn't even need to be a perfect world; this is pretty standard in nearly every other developed nation in the world. There is no societal downside to instituting nationally guaranteed paid leave. It's purely a policy choice.
@David-Cooper2yrs2Y
NO, but companies should definitely consider giving more sick and birth leave that don't have a decent amount of time off.
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
A "should" isn't going to change anything, that's what laws and regulations are for...hence the question. If they should provide sick/birth leave, then we should make it mandatory or nationally provided.
@9MTZNC44 days4D
Yes, there should be a federally-set minimum number of paid sick and vacation days along with both maternity and paternity leave per year that workers can use as needed. Any business that fails to comply with these standards should be penalized
@9MT2ZRJ5 days5D
Yes. The federal government should sponsor this program and businesses should be allowed to provide additional paid sick or maternity or paternity leave if they wish.
@9MS94TY 5 days5D
Yes, large corporations should be required to provide paid leave for employees. There should be a government sponsored program to subsidize this paid leave for employees of small businesses.
@9MP6K536 days6D
Regardless, this should be decided by the state and local governments and not the federal government
@9MN89267 days7D
Yes, but only for companies with 100+ employees, with the government sponsoring the program for businesses under 100 employees.
@9MN2B361wk1W
Yes, but exemptions should be made for small businesses and leave still needs to be accrued to be used.
@9MGYS522wks2W
Yes for maternity leave. No for sick family member. Maybe for sick employee(depends on severity). Would be fine with government sponsorship.
@9MFK87C2wks2W
Yes, but for large companies. The government should sponsor this program for small businesses who cannot afford to do that.
@9MFBRSL2wks2W
Yes, there should be a set amount of paid sick days each year that a worker can use at any time. Any non-compliant company should be penalized
@9MDR6QD 2wks2W
Yes, but only for companies with 100+ employees, and offer federal sponsorship for smaller businesses
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