Having children is an expensive business, but not for businesses

[Catch]

Employers should be reassured by an investigation into the costs to them of parental leave.

Kids cost a fortune to those of us foolish enough to have them. They’re also not cheap for the state since we worked out that educating them is a good idea.

But what about the cost to businesses, at least in terms of parental leave? Those costs are central to debates about maternity and paternity leave policies. But new research says those costs are “small at best”. The study dug into evidence from Denmark and examined the usual worries about parental leave – that firms will struggle without the worker or that their colleagues will be stressed by filling the gap.

[DummyVariable]

Any study from Denmark should be put in a trash can.

[Catch]

2 minutes ago, DummyVariable said:

Any study from Denmark should be put in a trash can.

So, you think maternal and paternal leaves cause losses to the company?

[pottipotato]

7 minutes ago, Catch said:

So, you think maternal and paternal leaves cause losses to the company?

certainly a disruption. people who have kids are fools.

denmark jobs will be classified under part time jobs in the US.

[Catch]

8 hours ago, pottipotato said:

certainly a disruption. people who have kids are fools.

denmark jobs will be classified under part time jobs in the US.

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