http://www.learnedfool.com/who-pays-the-price-for-maternitypaternity-leave Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.learnedfool.com/who-pays-the-price-for-maternitypaternity-leave#comment-26982 Yo Mama Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:52:41 +0000 http://www.learnedfool.com/?p=613#comment-26982 Maternity pay is met by the employer and refunded by the government. Depending on the size of the organization, the Department of Work and Pensions repays between 90% and 105% of the figure to the employer, with smaller organizations getting greater compensation. Maternity pay is met by the employer and refunded by the government. Depending on the size of the organization, the Department of Work and Pensions repays between 90% and 105% of the figure to the employer, with smaller organizations getting greater compensation.

]]> http://www.learnedfool.com/who-pays-the-price-for-maternitypaternity-leave#comment-16234 richard Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:08:03 +0000 http://www.learnedfool.com/?p=613#comment-16234 Sir ,i being a single older male do have some objections to the paid parental leave(not in its entirety) ,i cannot understand that someone who makes a decision to have a family would in esscence be happy to have others to pay for them to stay home to care for their family whilst i go to work to pay for that priviledge. The all noble government who seems to be the great knight and savior who will "provide the funds" will be held in high esteem,but in realisation it will be the ordinary taxpayer and general business who will be made to pay and administer this colossal program will be the losers and ultimately it will be the familys themselves that will suffer in the long run. I have always held the belief that Governments do not have money to fund a single thing ,they only distribute our hard earned money(thru taxes etc), so do not hold them high but rather hold your esteem for those who contribute to the community through actual productivity. If you decide to have a family it is your responsibility to provide for their upbringing,not the community. There have been programs to incentivise having babies and catering to bringing up families such as the baby bonus,job sharing,employee aided maternity leave etc and of course the employer must hold safe the employees position for 52 weeks(the latter of which i agree whole heartedly). If you decide to have a family then you should plan to provide for the childs future and feel proud to say that you had provided for it through your own efforts not others. This is my opinion as i see it and it is a very base argument but this is getting down to the root of things and i know there are a number of other factors that i have overlooked but this is my opinion. Sir ,i being a single older male do have some objections to the paid parental leave(not in its entirety) ,i cannot understand that someone who makes a decision to have a family would in esscence be happy to have others to pay for them to stay home to care for their family whilst i go to work to pay for that priviledge.
The all noble government who seems to be the great knight and savior who will “provide the funds” will be held in high esteem,but in realisation it will be the ordinary taxpayer and general business who will be made to pay and administer this colossal program will be the losers and ultimately it will be the familys themselves that will suffer in the long run.
I have always held the belief that Governments do not have money to fund a single thing ,they only distribute our hard earned money(thru taxes etc), so do not hold them high but rather hold your esteem for those who contribute to the community through actual productivity.
If you decide to have a family it is your responsibility to provide for their upbringing,not the community.
There have been programs to incentivise having babies and catering to bringing up families such as the baby bonus,job sharing,employee aided maternity leave etc and of course the employer must hold safe the employees position for 52 weeks(the latter of which i agree whole heartedly).
If you decide to have a family then you should plan to provide for the childs future and feel proud to say that you had provided for it through your own efforts not others.
This is my opinion as i see it and it is a very base argument but this is getting down to the root of things and i know there are a number of other factors that i have overlooked but this is my opinion.

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