Maternity leaves for self-employed people
The Conservatives promised to introduce maternity leaves for self-employed people. Self-employed Canadians would need to opt-in at least 6 months in advance and pay a premium.
Currently, there are contractors who seek a full-time job for the sole purpose of receiving the benefit of a maternity leave. It’s disruptive for these contractors and for the company that hired someone just to see them leave 6-7 months later.
I think it’s a good idea. Not so sure about the specifics, but it’ll be fine-tuned or explained better soon, hopefully. I’m surprised that this idea came from the Conservatives – how does that fit in their putative evil right-wing hidden agenda? How am I supposed to write them off if they pull stunts like that?