Are You Allowed To Take Your Child To Work?

[Kardashev]

https://news.sky.com/story/commons-speaker-backs-allowing-mps-to-bring-babies-into-chamber-but-says-debate-chair-should-have-final-say-12505062
...ridiculous. I like the current speaker but I think he's wrong here.

[Hymie]

Unless your employer provides a crèche for your child, it is likely taking a child to work (on a regular basis) would have implications for insurance cover – even if it is predominantly an office environment.
IMHO it is unreasonable to expect employers to allow all and sundry to bring some brat into work with them.

[bednobs]

Agreed. MPs can have maternity leave/maternity allowance so take it. Then if you want to come back to work, put your child in a nursery. Where i work, you have to have security clearance, and id be amazed if its not the same for HOC chamber. How does a baby get that?

[Canary42]

Hush, he's asleep now.

https://ibb.co/rc0BR6J

[THECORBYLOON]

"Where i work, you have to have security clearance, and id be amazed if its not the same for HOC chamber. How does a baby get that?"

What security risk does a wee one pose?

[bednobs]

probably none, but if you tried to take in an extra person on your clearance badge where i work, you'd probably be imprisoned

[THECORBYLOON]

As you agree there is probably no security risk posed by a wee one, is it relevant?

[bednobs]

yes - how can an extra person get into a secured place on someone else's security clearance? just because they probably arent a security risk, doesnt negate the fact you are trying to get 2 people in on one security clearance. IfMPs children are allowed in the chamber, where does it end? your 12 yo school is having an inset day, so they come and sit in the chamber playing their nintendo? You 17 year old son at a loose end? just bring him in!

[THECORBYLOON]

Have any MPs asked for permission to have anyone other than wee ones in the Chamber?

[pat2604]

Ridiculous. Not fair on colleagues and not fair to the children. Sorry I'm old fashioned when it comes to bringing up kids

[THECORBYLOON]

It's not fair for the wee one to be with its mother rather than with a stranger in a crèche?

[pat2604]

I can't think of much worse than working with babies sround. No decent parent would have their mind on their work if baby was with them. Their work would suffer and the child would suffer too. Little kids are a full time job for a decent parent.

[bednobs]

what's your definition of Wee one TCL?
The current rules say "You should not
take your seat in the Chamber when accompanied
by your child, nor stand at either end of the Chamber,
between divisions."
children by legal definition range from 0 to 18. Stella creasy is asking to bring her child in

[pat2604]

Corby, personally I wouldn't leave a child in a crèche either. As I said. I'm old fashioned when it comes to parenting.

[bednobs]

Parents have to make sacrifices in every respect: her cchild is 3 months i think. SHe should get either maternity leave or MA. As i said, if she thinks the baby has to be with its mother, then she should take time off

[THECORBYLOON]

The rules will be set by the Commons authorities and "Sir Lindsay Hoyle has now said he believes whoever is chairing the debate should be allowed to make a call on whether to allow babies in."

He clearly does not envisage Baker days being a justifiable reason.

[bednobs]

so what does he think IS a justifiable reason?

[THECORBYLOON]

He is not talking about those who are school-age is he?

[bednobs]

isnt he? So what's the difference then, if they change the "cant take your child into the chamber" to "can take your child into the chamber" where is the cut off? Also under what circumstances is it necessary for a child to be there. As she said in her tweet - the baby was asleep

[THECORBYLOON]

It might be better to wait for the new guidelines to be published.

[bednobs]

probably right TCL :)