I could really go for a 6 months hiatus and the same for my girlfriend. We both never had kids.
I know that having kids isn't a vacation though. It's a lot of work. So it's not quite the same.
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Ideally with should always be flexible. However if it's not there should be a good reason for exceptions and having to care for a young child is often a good reason in my opinion.
I believe people without children can have good reasons as well and some people with children need less flexibility.
E.g. a single parent usually struggles more than one with a partner stays home to focus on the children or one who lives in the same house as the grandparents.
If you're speaking about vacations it's usually due to fixed school vacations so if the person with a child wants to be able e.g. wants to travel with their family they have to do it during the official school vacations.
At least here school is mandatory otherwise and not sending your child to school is a crime.
What extra flexibility do parents have? Are we talking about doctor and school appointments? I don't have kids and I'm allowed to go to a doctor during work hours. I'm also allowed medical leave to care for family members. I can come up with any excuse to leave work for couple of hours as long as I make up for it later. If I work less, I'm unreliable and it happens regularly I will eventually get fired, same as someone with children.
If offering the same flexibility to everybody is viable: yes. sure. don't restrict people just for shits and giggles.
But some businesses need people to be available at all times, and those businesses can handle letting some of their staff take time off on short notice or work during very specific hours only, but they can not handle giving the same consideration to everybody.
In those cases, preferential treatment for those who need it most is the right choice imo.
(Just abolishing work is, at this point in time, not viable.)
that's just a management skill issue
your claim requires an agreement that staffing at appropriate levels cannot be done for some reason
Sure, as long as they take care of other human beings in need during their time not working as well.
I am not responsible for your offspring. If you can't take care of your kids, don't have them. Be an adult and take accountability of your own life.
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