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Can parents enjoy extra leave without irritating their employers?
Perhaps tax breaks for employers, and a pool of temporary hires who can cover for parents on leave, will move the needle.
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Parental leave imposes various hidden costs on employers, even when the leave is fully paid for by the government.
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Darius Lee
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“In that case, employers might just stop hiring people who want to have children.”
In the days and weeks following the National Day Rally, I heard numerous murmurs to this effect, in the light of announcements another ten additional weeks of shared parental leave.
