Some use them to avoid statutory obligations such as sick and maternity pay.

一些雇主用它来避免病假工资和产假工资等法定义务。

Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end.

是，我妻子产假马上就要结束了。

Those on precarious part-time contracts are particularly vulnerable to being fired while on maternity leave.

至于那些没有保障兼职合约员工极有可能在休产假期间被解雇。

A number of states, such as California introduced paid maternity leave.

在一些州，如加利福尼亚，已经实行了薪产假。

Oh, that's right, maternity leave's almost over.

对哦，产假都快结束了。

Still, some companies do provide not only paid maternity leave but paid paternity leave as well.

然而，一些公司不仅提供薪产假，甚至提供薪陪产假。

Not together, Kush is off on paternity leave.

不是一起去，库什去休陪产假了。

New dad Joe is thrilled to have six weeks of paid leave.

新爸爸乔很高兴能有六薪陪产假。

A new law in New York assures new mothers 12 weeks of paid maternity leave.

纽约一部新法律保障新生儿母亲有12薪产假。

Finland's neighbour Sweden has the most generous leave policy, offering 240 days per parent.

芬兰邻国瑞典拥有最宽松产假政策，为每位父母提供240天假期。

The Finnish government has decided to give mothers and fathers seven months of parental leave.

芬兰政府已经决定给母亲和父亲7个月产假。

That's fine. Listen, sudden change of plans. My maternity leave just ended.

没关系，着，计划改变 我产假要结束了。

Mark Zuckerberg, fresh back from maternity leave, finds his company in rude health.

刚从产假归来马克·扎克伯格发现公司发展颇好。

Only two states offer a paid family leave benefit that fathers can use.

只有两个州为新爸爸们提供了薪陪产假。

Other measures in the law include longer maternity leave.

法律中还包括延长产假等其他措施。

During this period, many parents take paternity and maternity leave from work.

在此期间，许多父母会休陪产假和产假。

She's been able to take long maternity leaves and work just four days a week.

她能够休很长产假并且一个星期只工作四天。

Six weeks of paternity leave, which some say is actually more important than maternity leave.

六陪产假，有人说这其实比产假更重要。

That's why we offer 14 months paid paternity leave.

所以我们给爸爸们提供14个月薪陪产假。

You're not working today. You're on maternity leave.

你今天放假。你正放产假。