The next decade....what's in store?

They quibbling over 2 weeks for crying out loud????

Just read this article and wonder why the Jamaica Employers Federation quibbling over an extra 2 weeks of maternity leave.

That would bring it up to 14 weeks. 14 weeks!!!!!!???????? That is hardly enough! If we want to be a progressive society, the Maternity Leave Act should be 12 months with full pay. Ok, I will make a concession. 3/4 pay. That way, mothers can bond with their children and not have to leave them with people who might end up harming them!

The company where the new mother works would have at least 6 months to train a replacement to cover for the time the mother is on leave. That will strengthen the organization since you now have two people who can do a job.

Steups. Things like this just piss me off! This, and quibbling over increase of salaries to teachers, nurses, policemen and doctors. These are some of the most important persons in society. Just make the criteria for selection into these fields high, so you don't get riff raff entering. Then implement a proper Performance Management system to ensure that good performers are rewarded, and poor performers get the support/coaching/training/education to be good performers, and after that if they don't succeed, then you separate.

I want to be prime minister.