My employers paid all my bills one month, I didn't ask and they just paid the companies without me knowing, they also sent me my weekly checks. However that was a rare exception I lost both my parents weeks apart and they gave me a month off to grieve.
No way would I ever had asked them to do that though because it is unprofessional.
If you worked for a day care or another company would you ask them for a loan? No, because it's not their responsibility.