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Schedules already, where does that stop . And what are your obligations as an employer . I like to mention that 85 percent of the employers in San Francisco will be excluded from this if it is ten employees or more and so it will be bringing to 20 employees i dont know where that level is, but if you are a larger employer, where are 70 people . And we have a Flexibility Work program. I think that you find the larger employers do that and they can and it only makes business sense. Excuse me, i was a bit disturbed by the fact that this is the right to ask. This gives the employee the right to ask. I would think that the employee has a right to ask for a flexible schedule. From anybody, whether you are 5, 10, 15, i dont see, and it should be an open door policy, if you dont have those policies, i think that you have larger problems in your business and this ordinance will not f ....
Problems where i had to sometimes cut back on school a little bit to take care of my brother or maybe even was frowned don by taking off of work, it is good to have the employees to have an environment to request the Flexible Work schedules and i dont think that caused problems for the employers and i think that this will be a benefit to everyone. Both employees and employers and there are facts behind that. Thank you. Next speaker . Michael mackinzie, Third GenerationBusiness Owner i have kids, they are eat and fixing their own food. So i just want to say i am all for a Flexible Work schedule and i agree completely, and you keep the employees and it is great. But what i have a problem with is that it is being mandated. And it is burden some on the paperwork and we ....
Because it gives the employee an opportunity to request, you know, flexibility schedules and so that their jobs can work with their families. We should not have to ask the employees to work exclusively at the expense of families tu, very much. Susan tucker and my company is one stop graphics and i have been in business for 25 years and also on the business of the chamber and a member of the Small Business advocates. This is, of course, very fieldgood, legislation. How can you be oppose thed to something that is familyfriendly . It is kind of like, the toy band, in the happy meals, it is as the supervisor said, it is kind of a nudge, it is trying to nudge maybe, employers and employees. But, i am wondering why do we need a Charter Amendment for a nudge . I note that many of the speakers that have spoken in favor of this legislation are talking about their parents. That is a ....
And a seamstress and they are both em grants and they are not like any of the people that are in this room. I grew up being told that i go to school and my parents worked hard to be here and they never wanted me to be sick, you know . To be helped so i can stay healthy, but also because they didnt think that they would be able to take care of me. Or to pick me up from school or to any of those things that you need to do when circumstances come up with your child. My sisters and i grew up really elthy, but every year, someone would come to school and be sick, i dont know why because sher parents told them not to be sick and they got sick and they were pushed to go to school. And infect the rest of us. And so, my parents, my mom was a seamstress and she could not take off the work to take care of us. But, eventually it came to a point where she had to take care of me and my sisters and my family over all in the house, so much more than work that she had to leave her job, she didnt have t ....
Will give you a chance to sound off, our little twoway town hall here every morning and i have got to tell you it was fun yesterday, Vice President joe biden did his bid to boost the economy. He went shopping. He went to costco here in washington, d. C. And showed us with his own costco card and showed up witha firewood and a t. V. And apple pie. God bless america. Lots to talk about this morning. Lets find out first whats going on. Here is the latest from lease a ferguson out in los angeles. Hi, lisa. Good morning. Hey, bill. Good morning, everyone. Well, president obama is taking his fight over the fiscal cliff today heading to hatfield, pennsylvania. He is going to tour the rhodon Group Manufacturing facility. Thats a place the white house says is one of the many businesses that depends upon middle class shoppers this holiday season. Rhodon manufactures connect brand. ....