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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm at a very small employer with 5 employees and no HR department. One of my direct reports is scheduled to return from maternity leave soon and she just announced that she's taking several additional weeks using her accrued vacation. She had a fully paid 12 week leave which was difficult for us given our small size and the additional weeks are a burden to the office and other employees who have been covering for her.  On one hand I understand that she is entitled to use vacation days but on the other it seems like the wrong time to do so.  Can you help me with the words to explain this to her?[/quote]

If you want to retain her as an employee, and her her continued loyalty, don't obstruct her extended maternity leave. If she accrued the vacation, she's entitled to use it. And try to have a little compassion for a woman who is probably finding it difficult to plunk such a small baby into daycare. She'll be resentful if she feels you're not supportive. If I were her, though, I'd reserve half of that accrued vacation time to account for the days her baby will be sick once s/he starts daycare.  [/quote]

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