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假工等法定义务。

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

是，我妻子假马上就要结束了。

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，已经实行了带薪假。

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

对哦，假都快结束了。

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

然而，一些公司不仅提供带薪假，甚至提供带薪陪假。

Not together, Kush is off on paternity leave.

不是一起去，库什去休陪假了。

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

新爸爸乔很高兴能有六周带薪陪假。

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

纽约一部新法保障新生儿母亲有12周带薪假。

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父亲7个月假。

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

没关系，听着，计划改变 我假要结束了。

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

刚从假归来马克·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带薪陪假。

Other measures in the law include longer maternity leave.

法中还包括延长假等其他措施。

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

在此期间，许多父母会休陪假假。

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

她能够休很长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.

六周陪假，有人说这其实比假更重要。

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

所以我们给爸爸们提供14个月带薪陪假。

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

你今天放假。你正放假。