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Alison McCulloch on paid parental leave

Alison McCulloch has it exactly right:  those opposed to extending paid parental leave are pretty much just meanies. Another side of the argument which always gets me is a pretty simple one:  who exactly do the naysayers expect will be … Continue reading

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Paid parental leave: zombies / babies – they sound similar for a REASON edition

So, Business NZ has chosen to use the recent push for extended paid parental leave as a chance to warn “potential parents” that they might face discrimination in the workplace. I’d personally like to be the first to welcome Business … Continue reading

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Ounce of prevention, pound of cure, etc etc

The government (at least, the National and Act parts of it) have signalled they’ll veto Sue Moroney’s bill to extend paid parental leave on the grounds that it would cost too much.  (May I just say as an aside, GO … Continue reading

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