Comment on BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just introduced the Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act — a bill to guarantee at least two weeks of paid vacation to every full-time worker in America. Over 90 other members of Cong…

Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• the_flying_pig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  …domestic violence leave?

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  • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Basically, if you are the victim of domestic violence - you’re provided with 2 weeks of paid leave through your workplace, regardless of full-time, part-time, or casual.

    This allows them to find emergency accommodation, attend medical/legal appointments, counselling etc.

    Workplaces may request some form of documentation, which usually takes the form of a Domestic Violence Order (specific type of temporary restraining order), which can be issued pretty quickly - e.g. within 24hrs, if deemed to have an immediate risk.

    In general, workplaces aren’t too demanding on this matter - due in part to the sensitivity of the offence, and also due to the potential of Ombudsman involvement if they make things too difficult.

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  • Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yep, time off to leave an abusive partner etc. Part of the government’s response to our epidemic of family violence.

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    • the_flying_pig@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      :(

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  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yeah, that one might be a tad embarrassing to call in.

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    • Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Be embarrassed, or die at the hands of your partner, you choose!

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      • M0oP0o@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Not sure taking the day off work factors into that. But I meant more using all your other days off and having to call in abused.

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  • bitchkat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    You think you shoukd be forced to beat your wife on a vacation day?

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  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    They let you take time off to beat your spouse lol

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• locahosr443@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Yeah the chart is bad, 8 of those days in the UK are national holidays and therefore decided for you.

  Plus we’re behind on the rest, it’s like the chart was sponsored by our government…

  Could be worse those, could be American…

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• Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Australia has a limit on sick days?

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  • Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    10 paid a year. Some works accrue them continually, some reset it each year, some accrue them but max at 10.

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  • werty@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I get 15 paid sick days, after that it’s unpaid.

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