- Someone leaves for 8 months of maternity leave
- Org hires a replacement with determined-end contract
- Org loves this new person
- New person also enjoyed their time in this position, made new contacts and learned new skills which they can leverage elsewhere
- Org also now knows who to contact immediately when there is another opening or new full-time position
A growing company or government office can absolutely benefit from the "overhead" of such extensive parental leave, it's just subtle.
- Someone leaves for 8 months of maternity leave
- Org hires a replacement with determined-end contract
- Org loves this new person
- New person also enjoyed their time in this position, made new contacts and learned new skills which they can leverage elsewhere
- Org also now knows who to contact immediately when there is another opening or new full-time position
A growing company or government office can absolutely benefit from the "overhead" of such extensive parental leave, it's just subtle.