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...are to the left of the Democrats. I could get really used to that. Four-hour days in the winter I don't think I'd be so fond of.
I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land. -- Mark Twain
by Meteor Blades on Mon May 12, 2008 at 01:01:31 AM PDT
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After 5-6 years of being here it's started to get to me.
On the flip side, our upstairs neighbors took their maternity leave during xmas and went to Thailand for a month. The leave is paid through the state, normally I think 80% of ones salary. Moms get 1.5 yrs and Pops .5yrs.
Also with vacation time being quite a bit more than stateside and with vacation time being accumulative, I could probably start a war with revealing how much time my gf has racked up- about 8-9 weeks paid, excluding normal holidays.
The flipside to the dark winter is also a wonderful light summer, the suns setting around 930pm right now with twilight until around midnight.
Listen to Noam Chomsky's Necessary Illusions. (mp3!)
by borkitekt on Mon May 12, 2008 at 01:24:02 AM PDT
the rules are (almost) identical for mothers and fathers in Sweden - so you 1.5/.5 split is a choice of the parents in question. Also, parents only have a right of app. 16 months in total (although some may have more based on collective agreements).
The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
by Lesser Dane on Mon May 12, 2008 at 04:12:07 AM PDT
wide narrow
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