Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lala's '慘'假



美國分公司自從摺埋後乜 benefit 都無。

Check 咗本 staff handbook,竟然係要跟 New York 最低要求放產假 ------ 無薪!慘絕。

如果老細真係要我跟 staff handbook 我會請三個月假,完全唔 check email 唔聽電話。死未。


New York State does not have a maternity leave law, but many, though not all, workers (both men and women) are entitled to request up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a newborn child. For more information about such “family or medical leave,” contact the U.S. Department of Labor at (866) 487-9242 or http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-leave/fmla.htm A woman may also be entitled to disability benefits for the period of time that her doctor certifies that she is unable to work, up to 26 weeks. NY Work Comp Law sec. 201(9)(B). For more information about disability benefits, contact the New York State Workers Compensation Board at (877) 632-4996 or visit "http://www.wcb.ny.gov/".




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去 Target 買嘢有時要用好多心思。Coupon, gift card, in store discount ------- 買咩,點分批比錢,用邊張 coupon 先,都要計劃好。

今天去買了好多嘢。 其中有啲買比嗰粒嘢。

呢度加埋唔使 US$70,算抵喇。






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今天細佬告訴我一個緣份的故事。

話說細佬唔知喺邊度見到一篇文章,講中文大學喺 1963 年
的一個聚會。




喺簽名冊上竟發現爸爸和媽咪的簽名。仲簽正隔離。(右下角的吳 and 倫)



最奇怪的時當時他們兩個不相識,大家又唔係喺中大讀緊書。

28 comments:

Frank and Lois Plus 2 said...

Do you have disability leave insurance?

緣份 is a weird thing!

angela1126hk said...

$170 一個禮拜 - nanny 1/3 人工。唉.....
我同 Dondon 唔同地方長大,肯定無呢個緣份細個見過。

Mrs. Wu said...

我office都係得disability....個排窮到燶!!
你好快就會成為coupon queen,哈哈哈! 你有無去coupon.com到print coupon呀?

angela1126hk said...

阿Q啲諗, 無薪放都放得開心安樂啲。
我個腦好細架咋,做到 coupon queen 先奇。
等我去睇吓 coupon.com 先。Register 咗好似無用過。

Mrs. Wu said...

我有幾張print左都無用........

Anonymous said...

the signatures were done in 1963. When did your parents meet? Such a sweet story.
I bet a good employee like you will answer emails even if you are on no-pay leave :)

angela1126hk said...

我都唔肯定添,好似係 1968?

Ceci Blog said...

咁究竟你駛唔駛跟足新公司咁放無薪?定係間唔中check吓email老細就當你work from home照出糧俾你?

angela1126hk said...

我請足呀。
人人放假都例牌照CHECK EMAIL架,無得走。

Vicky said...

Angela:
~咁你有無照直同公司講. 你想點. 睇下大家就唔就到!!
~我依邊啲target 好靜英英, 就算係周末都好靜. 都唔知加拿大target 有無錢earn. 不過, 我依邊啲Target 開始加價. 我都要諗方法,用coupons. 但用coupons, 都唔容易, 要用心經營,負出時間去研究. 但要慳就要咁做.
~又會咁岩, 你daddy 個名, 同你媽咪個名係正隔離......你哋有無問返佢哋, 知唔知依件事.
~我女性朋友, 她老公原來細個同她一間幼兒園, 但唔同級, 到大個出國讀書. 又係同她老公同校. 但大家唔識大家, 係到香港先遇見. 而且, 她老公個媽, 係我女性朋友個中學個校長. 真係好多野, 好似整定係會軒連一齊. 係一對就會係一對. 無論係邊

angela1126hk said...

唔傾LU。 公司依足勞工法例, 我又唔想WORK FROM HOME。
TARGET喺加拿大係咪幾新架?我好鍾意行, 無嘢無都去巡吓。係減價時先平, 平時都麻麻平。
咁橋都有。 我都應該摷啲幼稚園相出嚟, 睇吓有無人識。

fattyyomhk said...

真係無想過係美國的社會,大公司都會有無薪產假!上網查下:
世界各國有薪產假比較~歐洲福利最好,美國最無情
歐洲福利最好,英國有薪產假9個月,美國最無情,香港及台灣有薪產假期在亞洲區屬於短,福利竟然不及中國。
台灣-有薪產假:8周(受僱六個月以上者100%;未滿六個月者50%)
香港-有薪產假:產前4星期,產後6星期(工資80%)
中國-有薪產假:98天(工資100%)、如果是獨生子女、只生一個、還多14天!
澳洲-有薪產假:18周(工資是聯邦最低工資的水平, 即是每星期 544澳元 )
印度-有薪產假:135天(工資100%)
日本-有薪產假:14周(工資60%)
南韓-有薪產假:60天(工資100%)
紐西蘭-有薪產假:14周(工資100%)
菲律賓-有薪產假:60天(工資100%)
泰國-有薪產假:90天(工資前45天100%,後45天50% )
越南-有薪產假:4至6個月(工資100%)
阿根廷-有薪產假:90天(工資100%)
巴西-有薪產假:120天(工資100%)
加拿大-有薪產假:50周(工資55%,最多加元$413/周)
美國-有薪產假:0周(父母各無薪產假12周)
比利時-有薪產假:15周(工資前30天82%,其後75%)
丹麥-有薪產假:18周(工資100%,父母一方可再休32周)
法國-有薪產假:16周(工資100%;第三個孩子26周)
德國-有薪產假:14周(工資100%)
意大利-有薪產假:22周(工資80%)
荷蘭-有薪產假:16周(工資100%)
葡萄牙-有薪產假:150天(工資80%)
俄羅斯-有薪產假:140天(工資100%)
西班牙-有薪產假:16周(工資100%)
瑞士-有薪產假:16周(工資100%)
英國-有薪產假:9個月(工資90% 及 20周固定薪水)
南非-有薪產假:12周(工資45 %)

Jackie said...

Dondon 會唔會攞一兩個禮拜産假陪吓你呀?日子愈嚟愈近,我都戥你緊張。
有時去CVS都一樣,又要計coupon,又要計rebate,有時有回贈,又要在過期前用,幾複雜呀。
緣份奇妙,你父母以前同一場合簽名是第一次緣份,幾十年後俾你細佬見到是第二次緣份。

angela1126hk said...

Dondon 同老細針緊3個月。paternity leave 為名,實際佢話要隔日勾魚日日打機休息返吓。
我都冇乜耐性。我睇extreme componing, d 人都好病態。
爸爸話媽咪—早開始跟縱佢,密謀追佢喎。

angela1126hk said...

用無情都幾啱。

Unknown said...

I know some USA firms have a very good maternity. Goldman Sachs has 14 weeks full pay. One of my friend who work in a bank has 12 weeks full pay. My firm is cheap, but I have 6 weeks full pay.

angela1126hk said...

係呀, 我都識啲朋友有好好產假。我哋之前都有 12 weeks full pay 架。

Ceci Blog said...

美國產假係跟州架,每個州唔同,最低要求係「無薪」,我哋北卡都無薪,但係加州就有,係州政府幫公司出糧俾新媽媽,不過加州所有僱員出糧都要俾某個%嘅disability tax,州政府就係用呢筆錢出,某程度羊毛出在羊身上。

angela1126hk said...

係呀,所以咪話NY law 囉。加州啲產假都不俗。

大海冬日 said...

啊....妳公司不是在香港上市咩...妳又是香港人....跟番香港法例先岩 !
妳細佬真心思慎密, 又俾佢找到這些資料...!! 叻叻 !!

angela1126hk said...

兩個總公司,一個香港一個德國。跟德國開心啲!= )

Unknown said...

咁你爸爸同媽媽真係好有緣份呢 ♥︎♥︎♥︎
橫掂都係要放無薪產假,咁就放足佢,休息夠先返!

angela1126hk said...

仲要簽喺隔離先奇怪。
我都係咁諗, 橫掂無錢,放得安安樂樂唔使覺得對唔住公司。

Unknown said...

oh...that's why CA is poor. LOL

Frank and Lois Plus 2 said...

Do you have any short-term disability insurance policies on the side? The opt-in insurance will pay on top of what your employee will pay.

Unless you have existing short-term disability insurance, it's too late now.

The Teacher said...

1963, hey that's the year my sister started in CUHK...

angela1126hk said...

睇吓揾唔揾到你家姐簽名?

The Teacher said...

叫美安呀 !