Carey Olsen associate and employment law specialist Lois Madden
takes a look at differing approaches to parental leave and the
ongoing quest for workplace equality.
Picture the scene. You check your morning emails and notice a
valued member of your management team has invited you to a video
call, with an ambiguous topic of "catch up". Immediately
you feel a minor jolt of panic. You know they recently bought a
house with their partner which had "room to grow", and
you recall hearing their complaints about being on the "wrong
side of 30".
You take a deep breath, remind yourself it will only be
temporary, and accept the invite. During the call you smile warmly
and offer congratulations. You let the employee know that it
won't be a problem, and you've got plenty of time to work
out cover. You reassure them that, if they want to take the year,
their role will be waiting for them. Before you hang up, you ask
Steve to pass your best on to Aimee too.
