Barbara Judge applauded the way maternity leave was catered to in the United States. According to her, it's perfectly fine for companies to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for firms that employ more than 50 people.
Judge recommended that British system should also change their ways of allowing a complete year off to women. She stressed that this was bad for women's career expansion and also put them at a risk of losing their jobs.
"My mother used to say: 'When a baby is born it needs to be fed, bathed and diapered," Judge told the audience at the Wealth Management Association, as per The Telegraph. "An 18-year-old girl can do that. Your job is to get the money to pay the 18-year-old girl. When you have to be there is when the child gets smarter than the nanny."
The issue on how long mothers and fathers should spend off work when they have children is almost always debatable. Although they can always return earlier, women are allowed 39 paid weeks off work in the UK.
In contrast, men can take up to two consecutive paid weeks off work as a paternity leave. Last year, new rights came into effect, which permitted a total of 50 weeks off to be shared between the parents of which 37 would be paid.
The most evident reason behind making the decision of rejoining work is the cost of childcare. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group if 35 industrialized nations, put forward a study that showed childcare costs in Britain are considered to be the highest in the western world.
According to a report from Citizens Advice, parents have to spend an average £11,300 annually on childcare. Such questions often rise up such as, "how long did you have off with your child, and do you have any regrets?
The choice pretty much lies in the hands of parents. Despite the fact that it is economically feasible to continue as an employee, one's child might have to pay the price. A baby does have greater needs that to be just fed and cleaned regularly. The love and affection of a mother is scientifically proven to be a great asset for the child's mental and psychological development.
