Growing a Virtual Company & Maintaining Team Moxie

GROWING A VIRTUAL COMPANY

for Drupalcon Denver 2012

& Maintaing Team Moxie

Matt Westgate // president & cofounder of Lullabott: @mettamatt // @lullabot

“I never thought I'd be doing what I'm doing right now. I'm at work in my underwear, pillow marks on my face and writing a blog entry. Yup. I'm a Drupal freelancer now.”

Matt Westgate - Oct. 2005

“Hi all. Inspired by Matt (http://asitis.org/node/171), I'm leaving my full-time job and taking on more Drupal work.”

Moshe Weitzman - Nov. 2005

http://asitis.org/node/171




“Hi Dries. I wanted to let you know about a company Jeff Robbins and myself are forming and how I think it will benefit the Drupal community. Our company name is Lullabot and our goal is to provide consulting, education, and development using Drupal.”

Matt Westgate - Dec. 29 2005

Drupal is a social network.

Your company is a social network.

The Top 5 Virtual Company Myths

1. Not a real company

2. Communication is inefficient

3. No teamwork

4. Lonely job

5. There’s no way it’s sustainable.

How can you be a real company?

http://w-a.pl/aktualnosci.php?artykul=792&drukuj=takhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Island

http://w-a.pl/aktualnosci.php?artykul=792&drukuj=tak

http://w-a.pl/aktualnosci.php?artykul=792&drukuj=tak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Island

Types of Companies

• Physical company w/ virtual employees

• Virtual Company

• Virtual Workers*

* http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/04/labor-efficiency-the-next-great-internet-disruption/

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/04/labor-efficiency-the-next-great-internet-disruption/

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/04/labor-efficiency-the-next-great-internet-disruption/

Distributed Company

http://toni.org/2010/03/08/5-reasons-why-your-company-should-be-distributed/



Expenses are “Same Same but Different”

• Cheaper startup costs

• Travel travel and more travel

• It costs money to do it right

You Need an HR Super Hero

Parental leave

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Histogram of countries by weeks paidmaternity leave provided by law

Demonstration for parental leave inthe European Parliament.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Maternity leave" redirects here. For the episode of Lost, see Maternity Leave (Lost).

Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for achild or make arrangements for the child's welfare. Often, the term parental leave includesmaternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Often the minimum benefits are stipulated by law.

Contents [hide]

1 Variation in international law1.1 Benefits in a selection of countries1.2 Europe1.3 Americas1.4 Africa1.5 Asia/Pacific1.6 International organizations

2 See also3 Notes4 External links

Variation in international lawIn most countries, paid parental leave (typically maternity leave) is available for those who have worked for their current employer for a certainperiod of time.[1] National laws vary widely according to the politics of each jurisdiction.

Only four countries have no national law mandating paid time off for new parents: Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and the UnitedStates.[2] In the U.S., the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) mandates up to 12 weeks of (potentially unpaid) job-protected leave,including parental leave, for many American workers. Subnational laws also vary; for example the U.S. state of California does mandate paidfamily leave, including parental leave for same-sex partners.

Legal requirements for parental leave benefits do not always reflect actual practice. In some countries with relatively weak requirements,individual employers choose to provide benefits beyond those required by law. In some countries, laws requiring parental leave benefits arewidely ignored in practice.[citation needed]

Benefits in a selection of countriesA large majority of countries provide more than 10 paid weeks maternity leave. Only four provide none.

EuropeCentral European countries are the most dedicated countries in the world regarding parental leave,contrary to the wishes of international companies doing business there. In the Czech Republic andSlovakia, it is standard that mothers stay at home for 3 years with every child. All mothers can decide totake 2, 3 or 4 years of maternity leave. It is also possible for the fathers to take the leave instead of themothers but it is not common. For the whole period mothers are supported by the state. Also, in Slovakiathe standard duration of parental leave is 3 years; for a handicapped child it is up to 6 years. The statepays support of 256 Euros per month for the child's first 2 years. After this period it is 164.22 Euros permonth.[citation needed] A similar model is also used in Austria where mothers can choose between 1 and 3years.

Sweden is one country which provides generous parental leave: all working parents are entitled to 16months paid leave per child, the cost being shared between employer and the state. To encouragegreater paternal involvement in child-rearing, a minimum of 2 months out of the 16 is required to be usedby the "minority" parent, in practice usually the father, and some Swedish political parties on the political left argue for legislation to obligefamilies to divide the 16 months equally between both parents.[3] Norway also has similarly generous leave. In Estonia mothers are entitled to 18months of paid leave, starting up to 70 days before due date. Fathers are entitled to paid leave starting from the third month after birth (paidleave is however available to only one parent at a time).

In the UK, all female employees are entitled to 52 weeks of maternity (or adoption) leave, 39 weeks of which is paid, rising to 52 weeks paid fromApril 2010, with the first six weeks paid at 90% of full pay and the remainder at a fixed rate. Most employers offer a more generous policy.Annual leave continues to accrue throughout the maternity leave period. A spouse or partner of the woman (including same-sex relationships)may request a two week paid (at a fixed rate) paternity leave.[4] Both the mother and her partner can additionally request non-paid parentalleave, which can be for up to 4 weeks annually, with a current limit of 13 weeks.[5]

Country Paid maternity leavePaid

maternity (%of annual)

Paid paternity leaveUnpaid

maternityleave

Unpaidpaternity

leaveRestrictions

Albania 1 year 80% before birth and150 days, 50% for the rest

62%

Austria 16 weeks 100% 31%

between 1 and 3 yearsdepending on chosenpayment (percentage oflast income for one year;ca. €436/month for threeyears)

Belarus 126 days 100% 35%

Belgium 15 weeks 82% for 30 days,75% thereafter

77%

3 days, 100 % byemployer + 7 days, 82%paid out by healthinsurance fund

Bulgaria 1 year 100%; 2nd year at minsalary

130%

father or a grandparentcan take the maternityleave instead of themother

6 months tobe used untilthe child turns8


Cyprus 16 weeks 75% 23%

CzechRepublic

28 weeks (6-8 weeks beforebirth) ~70%; & parental leaveup to 2/3/4 years of age of thechild (approx. 633/422/211$ amonth). Can be taken by eitherof the parents or by both at thesame time (but only one willreceive the monetary support).

38%

Denmark52 weeks. 18 to be taken by themother, 2 weeks by the father,the rest as they see fit.

100%2 weeks of the 52 weekspaid leave is reserved forthe father.

Estonia140 days (100%), 154 days inthe case of multiple birth ormedical complications[6]

38%14 days, expires after 6months after child's birth 3 years 3 years

Unpaidmaternity/paternityleave can be used byonly one parent at atime

Finland105 days 80%, followed byshare of 158 days with father 58%

18 days, can share 158days with mother aftermaternity leave

Until childturns 3

Until childturns 3

France 16 weeks (100%) rising to 26weeks (100%) for third child

31% 3 days + 11 consecutivedays

Share of 104weeks (2years) withfather

Share of 104weeks (2years) withmother

Germany

14 weeks (100%) 6 beforebirth, 12/14 months (65%, butnot more than 1.800Euro/month) (14 only for singlemothers)

84%

12/14 months (65%, butnot more than 1.800Euro/month) (14 only forsingle fathers)



Must have publichealth insurance forpart of paid leave, restof paid leave paid byemployer

Greece 119 days 100% 33% 2 days

Hungary

24 weeks 100%, plus gets allpaid leaves accumulated underthe 3 years unpaid maternityleave, which means a 2-4months paid leave at the end ofthis period.

46%Five days; can share withmother (after child is over1 year old)

3 years

Iceland

90 days 80% (based on totalsalary over a 12 month periodending 6 months before thebirth). Max. monthly paymentfor 2008: Íkr535,700 (around€4,500, $6,500 at exchangerates in August 2008); min.monthly payment for 2008:Íkr103,869 (around €870,$1,250)

+ 90 days to be shared freelybetween the parents[7]

39% As for the mother 13 weeks 13 weeks

Parents must havebeen working for aperiod of 6 monthsprior to taking theleave. Parental leavecan be taken at anytime during the first 18months of the baby'slife.

Ireland 26 weeks (6 months) (100%) 50% 0

16 (4 months)weeks thatcan beshared withfather

16 (4 months)weeks thatcan beshared withmother

Italy 22 weeks (5 months) (80%) 2before birth

34% 13 weeks (3 months)(80%)

Maximum 26weeks (6months) (totalfor bothparentsmaximum 44weeks (10months))


For paid leave, jobcontract must includesocial contributions(INPS)

Latvia 112 days, 100% 31% 10 calendar days

Liechtenstein 8 weeks 80% 12%

Lithuania

1 year 100% or 2 years: 52weeks 70% and 52 weeks 40%(either mother or father cantake it or take the leave inshifts)

100% or110% 1 month

Luxembourg 16 weeks 100% 31%

Malta 14 weeks 100% 27% 2 days 100%

Netherlands 16 weeks 100% 31% 2 days 100% 26 weeks 26 weeks

Unpaid leave forchildren under 8. Forunpaid leave a parenthas to have worked foran employer for over 1year. The governmentgives all parents thatuse unpaid parentalleave, through taxbreaks, 50% of thenational minimumwage. Employers havethe possibility toprovide a payment ontheir own discretion.Payment for parentalleave can also be setat the collective labouragreements.

Norway

56 weeks (13 months) (80%) or46 weeks (10.5 months)(100%) - mother must take atleast 3 weeks immediatelybefore birth and 6 weeksimmediately after birth, fathermust take at least 12 weeks(the so-called "daddy quota") -the rest can be shared betweenmother and father.

86%

10 weeks of the 56/46weeks paid leave isreserved for the father. Ifhe does not take these10 weeks, they will belost as they can not betransferred to the mother.

The mothercan also takean extra fullyear ofunpaid leaveafter the paidperiod ends.

The fathercan also takean extra fullyear ofunpaid leaveafter the paidperiod ends.In addition,the father isentitled totake twoweeks unpaidleave directlybefore orafter birth(many fathersare paid forthese weeksby theiremployers).

To gain the right topaid leave for herselfand the father, themother must haveworked for 6 of the last10 months beforebirth, or the leave isunpaid (except for alump sum benefit fromthe government)

Poland 16–18 weeks 100% 35% 7 days 100% (14 dayssince 2011)

up to 3 years,may be split.

Portugal120 days 100% or 150 days80% 33% 15 days 100%

Five daysplus twoweeks.

Of the maternity leave,6 weeks iscompulsory. Thefather may take therest of the time themother would havebeen entitled to.

Romania

126 days (42 compulsory to betaken after birth) paid 85% +85%, but not lower than 600RON and not more than 4000RON, until the baby reaches 2years of age (3 for a disabledbaby).

85%

126 days, instead of themother, paid 85% + 85%,but not lower than 600RON and not more than4000 RON, until the babyreaches 2 years of age (3for a disabled baby) ORFive days plus 10 moredays if the father hastaken a child care course(these 10 days are givenonly once, so not forevery child). All 15 daysmust be taken within thefirst 8 weeks since thebirth of the baby.

Must have worked 12months in the previousyear.

Russia

140-194 days (before birth: 70days, or 84 days if multiplepregnancy; after birth: 70 days,or 86 days in case ofcomplications, or 110 days ifmultiple birth)[8] 100% but notless the minimum salarymultiplied by "north regionvalue" (1 to 2.0) if they workfull-time (40 hours or legalmaximum);

followed by: up to 18 monthsafter birth - 2,194.33-13,833.33[9] RUB for the firstchild, 4,388.67-13,833.33 RUBfor any subsequent child, butnot exceeding 100% and notless the summary minimummultiplied by "north regionvalue"[10] (could be shared withfather, grandparents, guardiansor actual caregivers of thechild). In radiation-risk zones isdoubled (there is no specialrestriction) and paid up to 36month.

53%

instead of the mother: upto 18 months after birth -2,194.33-13,833.33[11]

RUB for the first child,4,388.67-13,833.33 RUBfor any subsequent child,but not exceeding 100%and not less thesummary minimummultiplied by "northregion value"

up to 18months (1.5–3 years afterbirth), couldbe sharedwith father,grandparents,guardians oractualcaregivers ofthe child

up to 18months (1.5–3 years afterbirth), couldbe sharedwith mother,grandparents,guardians oractualcaregivers ofthe child

50 additional rub areto be paid by employeroutside the 100%period from the year2011 is cumulativepayments from the 2previous year anddivided by 730; thepayments are limitedto minimum salary ifthe mother/caregiversdidn't work or get thepayment ill for any 6month

Slovenia 12 months 100% 100% 11 days

Spain 16 weeks 100% 31%

15 days: the day of birthand the next day. Therest, 13 days: anytimeduring the maternityleave of the mother. Upto 15 days of themother's leave can betaken by the father (if thefather takes all 15 days,the mother only has 97days to take off insteadof the full 4 months (112days))

Up to 3 years.

Sweden

480 days (16 months) (77.6%(80% of 97%) up to a ceilingthe first 390 days, 90 days atflat rate) - shared with father(dedicated 60 days)

82%

480 days (16 months)(77.6% (80% of 97%) upto a ceiling the first 390days, 90 days at flat rate)- shared with mother(dedicated 60 days) + 10working days inconnection with thechild's birth

The first 18months (atmaximum)individually,by postponingthe sharedpaid period.


The 480 days can bedistributed until thechild turns 8 orfinishes first year ofschooling, which everaccurs latest.

Switzerland 16 weeks (100%), 8 weeksmandatory

31% 3 days None None Pregnant women can'tbe fired

Turkey 16 weeks 66.7% 21% Three days paternityleave in the public sector

12 months

Ukraine 126 days 100% 35%

UnitedKingdom

Currently 39 weeks paid, due torise to 52 weeks paid from April2010, although delayedindefinitely[12] (6 weeks at 90%of full pay and remainder at aflat rate (as of 2011 = £128.73)or 90% of your salary if that isless than the flat rate). This isthe statutory minimum; mostemployers often provide moregenerous arrangements.

10.3% + flatrate of£128.73/weekafter week 6

2 weeks at a fixedamount (as of 2011 =£128.73)

4 weeks per year (non-paid and a max of 13weeks) via a Parentalleave request if theyhave at least one year'scontinuous employment

13 weeksunpaid(maternity oradoption) fortotal a of 52weeks (paidand non-paid)

4 weeks peryear (non-paid and amax of 13weeks) via aParentalleave requestif they have atleast oneyear'scontinuousemployment

None.Though notethat a spouseor partner canrequest up to4 weeks non-paid Parentalleaveannually (max13 weeks) ifthey have atleast oneyear'scontinuousemployment

The person requestingMaternity/Adoption orPaternity leave personmust have worked fortheir current employerfor at least 26 weeksbefore the 15th weekbefore the due date(and received a salarythat is higher than afixed minimum). Theymust give theemployer noticebefore the 15th weekbefore the child is due.

AmericasIn 2000, parental leave was greatly expanded in Canada from 10 weeks to 35 weeks divided as desired between two parents. This is in additionto 15 weeks maternity leave. In most situations, a combination of maternity and parental benefits can be received up to a combined maximum of50 weeks. In Canada maternity and parental leave is paid for by the Employment Insurance system.[13]

CountryPaid maternity

leavePaid paternity

leave Unpaid maternity leaveUnpaid

paternityleave

Restrictions

Antigua/Barbuda 13 weeks 60%

Argentina 90 days 100% Two days

Aruba 12 weeks 100%

Bahamas 13 weeks 60% One week family-related leave

Paid maternity leave may only betaken once every 36 months

Barbados 12 weeks 100%

Belize 12 weeks 80%

Bolivia

12 weeks 100% ofnational min.wage + 70% ofwages above min.wage

Brazil

120 days 100%,salary partiallytax-deductible foremployers

5 days (Article 10,Paragraph 1, ofTemporaryConstitutionalProvisions Act ofBrazilianConstitution)[1]

Canada

55% up to$485/week for 50weeks (15 weeksmaternity + 35weeks parentalleave shared withfather)[14]

55% up to$485/week for 35weeks parentalleave (shared withmother)[15]

2 weeks

Quebec, 70% up to $834.61/week for25 weeks, then 55% up to$655.76/week for 25 weeks. As withthe federal plan, there are 32 weeks ofparental leave that can be shared withfather. In addition, fathers are eligiblefor 5 weeks paid leave at a rate of upto 70% of their income or 3 weeks paidleave at a rate of 75% of their income.

Chile 18 weeks 100%

Article 66 indicates1 day paid; Law N°20.047 (2005)increased paternityleave to 4 dayspaid leave.(edward gonzalez-acosta, The NewSchool)

Colombia 12 weeks 100%

Law 755 (2002)appended aparagraph toArticle 236 of theLabor Code toindicate thatfathers have aleave of 4–8 days.(edward gonzalez-acosta, The NewSchool)

Costa Rica 4 months 100%

Cuba 18 weeks 100%

Dominica 12 weeks 60%

DominicanRepublic

12 weeks 100%

Ecuador 12 weeks 100%

El Salvador 12 weeks 75%

Grenada3 months 100% (2months), 60% for3rd month

Guatemala 84 days 100% Two days at birthof child

Guyana 13 weeks 70%

Haiti 12 weeks 100%for 6 weeks

Honduras 10 weeks 100%for 84 days

Jamaica 12 weeks 100%for 8 weeks

Mexico 12 weeks 100%

Nicaragua 12 weeks 60%

Panama 14 weeks 100%

Paraguay 12 weeks 50% for9 weeks

Two days

Peru 90 days 100%

Saint Lucia 3 months 65%

Trinidad/Tobago 13 weeks 60%-100%

United States

0 weeks (CA: 6weeks 55%, NJ 6weeks 66%, WA 5weeks $250/weekpossibly starting10/2015;pregnancy treatedas disability: HI58%, NY 50%, RIformula.)[16]

0 weeks (CA: 6weeks 55%, NJ 6weeks 66%, WA 5weeks $250/weekpossibly starting10/2015)[16]

12 weeks 12 weeks

Family and Medical Leave Act of1993 includes all public agenciesand private companies with 50 ormore employees within 75 miles.Employee must have worked forcovered employer for at least 12months prior, and at least 1250hours in previous 12 months.Other restrictions apply. SeePaid Family Leave (California)for details in CA.[17]

Uruguay 12 weeks 100%Three dayspaternity leave forcivil servants

Venezuela 18 weeks 100%

Africa

Country Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leave Unpaid maternity leaveUnpaid

paternityleave

Restrictions

Algeria 14 weeks 100% 3 days

Angola 3 months 100%

Benin 14 weeks 100%

Botswana 12 weeks 25%

Burkina Faso 14 weeks 100%

Burundi 12 weeks 50%

Cameroon 14 weeks 100%Up to 10 days paid leave forfamily events concerningworkers' home

CentralAfricanRepublic

14 weeks 50%

Chad 14 weeks 50%Up to 10 days paid leave forfamily events concerningworkers' home

Comoros 14 weeks 100%

Congo 15 weeks 100%

Cote d'Ivoire 14 weeks 100%Up to 10 days paid leave forfamily events concerningworkers' home

DemocraticRepublic ofthe Congo

14 weeks 67%

Djibouti 14 weeks 50% (100%for public employees)

10 days family-related leave

Egypt 90 days (approx. 13weeks) 100%

EquatorialGuinea

12 weeks 75%

Eritrea 60 days unknown

Ethiopia90 days (approx. 12weeks) 100%

Five days of unpaid leave inthe event of exceptional orserious events

Gabon 14 weeks 100%Up to 10 days paid leave forfamily events concerningworkers' home

The Gambia 12 weeks 100%

Ghana 12 weeks 100%

Guinea 14 weeks 100%

Guinea-Bissau

60 days (approx. 8.5weeks) 100%

Kenya 2 months 100% 2 weeks

Lesotho 12 weeks unknown

Libya 90 days (approx. 13weeks) 50%

Madagascar 14 weeks 100% 10 days of unpaid leave forfamily events

Mali 14 weeks 100%

Mauritania 14 weeks 100%

Mauritius 12 weeks 100%

Morocco 14 weeks 100%

Mozambique 60 days (approx. 8.5weeks) 100%

Namibia12 weeks SocialSecurity - 70% /Employee - 30%

Niger 14 weeks 50%

Nigeria 12 weeks 50%

Rwanda 12 weeks 67% Two days

SaoTome/Principe


10 days

Senegal 14 weeks 100%

Seychelles 14 weeks flat rate for10 weeks

Four days of paid leave for"compassionate reasons"

Somalia 14 weeks 50%

South Africa 4 months Up to 60%dependent on income

Three days paid familyresponsibility leave

Sudan 8 weeks 100%

Swaziland 12 weeks

Togo 14 weeks 100%Up to ten days of paid leave for"family events directly relatedto home"

Tunisia 30 days (approx. 4weeks) 67%

1 day (private sector), 2 days(public sector)

Uganda60 working days(approx. 8.5 weeks)100%

4 working days 100%

UnitedRepublic ofTanzania

12 weeks 100%5 days fully paid paternityleave

Paid maternity leave mayonly be taken once every36 months

Zambia 12 weeks 100%

Zimbabwe 90 days (approx. 12weeks) 100%

Asia/PacificAustralia has introduced an 18 week paid parental leave scheme which is publicly funded and provides the federal minimum wage (currentlyAUS $596.78 per week) rather than a percentage of the primary caregiver's salary. It is not be available to families where the primary caregiverhas an annual salary above $150,000 per annum.[18]

Country Paid maternity leavePaid paternity

leave

Unpaidmaternity

leave

Unpaidpaternity

leaveRestrictions

Afghanistan 90 days 100%

Azerbaijan 126 days 100%

Australia18 weeks at federalminimum wage (around$596/week)

18 weeks at federalminimum wage(around$596/week).

- Only if mother isnot already takingthe leave otherwisesee unpaid leave (3weeks).

Up to 52weeksunpaidshared withfather.

Up to 3weeks ofUNPAIDleave ascovered bythe NES(NationalEmploymentStandards).

The 52 weeks are shared between the parents, and allleave must be completed before the child's firstbirthday.

Bahrain 45 days 100%

Bangladesh

16 weeks (8 weeksbefore delivery and 8weeks after delivery)100%

In case ofthird (+)time mom,who has twoor morebabies alivealready.

Cambodia 90 days 50%10 days specialleave for familyevents

China 90 days 100%

Fiji 84 days Flat rate

Hong Kong 10 weeks 80%

India 12 weeks 100%

Does not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[19]

Prohibits employers from allowing women to workwithin six weeks after giving birth.[20] A femaleemployee is eligible only if she worked for theemployer at least 80 days during the 12-month periodpreceding the date of expected delivery.[21] In thecase of a stillbirth or miscarriage, six weeks of paidleave is required instead.[21] Female employees of theCentral Government of India receive 180 days ofleave.[22]

Indonesia 3 months 100%Two days' paidwhen wife givesbirth

Iran 6 months 100%

Iraq 62 days 100%

Israel

14 weeks 100%. Theweeks from 6th to 14thcan be taken by thefather.

Can take the paidleave instead of themother starting fromthe 6th week (up to14 weeks)

1 year

Japan 14 weeks 60% 1 year 1 yearWhen parents take turns, the total period may beextended 2 months (but no longer than 1 year for eachparent). [23]

Jordan 10 weeks 100%

Korea,Republic of 90 days 100%

1 year(400US$per a monthpaid byEmploymentInsurance)until thechild is 3years old


Kuwait 70 days 100%

LaoPeople'sDemocraticRepublic

3 months 70%

Lebanon 7 weeks 100% 1 day 100%

Malaysia 60 days 100%

Mongolia 120 days 70%

Myanmar 12 weeks 66.7%

Six days of "casualleave" that can beused by fathers toassist their spousesat the time ofconfinement

Nepal 52 days 100%

NewZealand

14 weeks @ up toNZ$441.62/week 38 weeks

Fathers canshareunpaid(extended)leave withthe motherof the child.

Pakistan

45 days prior toconfinement and 45days after theconfinement under rule13 of the Revised LeaveRules, 1980. But it is 60days for Armed ForcesNursing Service(AFNS)100%

Papua NewGuinea

12 weeks 0%

Philippines

60 days 100%,applicable also tomiscarriages. 78 days100% for C-sectiondelivery. 7 days 100%parental leave per yearfor solo parents until thechild is 18, orindefinitely if the childhas a disability.

Seven days paidpaternity leave formarried workers. 7days 100% parentalleave per year forsolo parents untilthe child is 18, orindefinitely if thechild has adisability.

Maternity and paternity leave benefits are up to the 4thpregnancy only.

Qatar 50 days 100% for civilservants

SaudiArabia

10 weeks 50% or 100% One day

Singapore 16 weeks 100%Leave is restricted to married women whose childrenare Singapore citizens (at least one parent is aSingapore citizen)

SolomonIslands

12 weeks 25%

Sri Lanka12 weeks 100% (84working days), 84 days50%

03 days 100% 84 days

Syrian ArabRepublic

50 days 70%

Thailand90 days 100% for 45days then 50% for 45days

United ArabEmirates

45 Days 100%

Vietnam 4–6 months 100%

Yemen 60 days 100%

International organizationsAs international organizations are not subject to the legislation of any country, they have their own internal legislation on parental leave.

Organization Paid maternity leave Paid paternity leaveUnpaid

maternityleave

Unpaidpaternity

leaveRestrictions

UnitedNations[24]

16 weeks 100% (however,no fewer than 10 weeksmust be after delivery, evenif the pre-delivery leave waslonger due to a late birth)

4 weeks 100% (or 8weeks for staff membersserving at locationswhere they are notallowed to live with theirfamily)

The fact that a staff member is or will be onparental leave cannot be a factor in decidingcontract renewal. To ensure that this isenforced, if a contract ends while the staffmember is on parental leave, the contract mustbe extended to cover the duration of such leave.

See alsoBaby BonusChildfreePaid family leaveParentingSick leaveTime bindWork-life balanceUK labour lawUS labor law

Notes1. ^ "Employment Relations Research Series No. 80, p. 96," . Department of Business Enterprise & Regulation (2007) (ed.): Internal Review of Leave

Policies and Related Research 2007. berr.gov.uk.2. ^ paidfamilyleave.org3. ^ "Information on Swedish parental leave" . forsakringskassan.se.4. ^ "Paternity leave and pay: UK Directgov" . Retrieved 2009-06-15.5. ^ "Parental leave: Directgov UK" . Retrieved 2009-06-15.6. ^ eesti.ee , accessed 06-22-2007.7. ^ "Information on Icelandic parental leave" . althingi.is.8. ^ consultant.ru9. ^ starting at 2011 could be only 13,825.40

10. ^ buhgalteria.ru11. ^ at 2011 could be only 13,825.40 due to the calculation rule, but old keep the higher12. ^ lge.gov.uk13. ^ Service Canada Employment Insurance (EI) and maternity, parental and sickness benefits14. ^ Service Canada15. ^ Service Canada16. ^ a b paidfamilyleave.org17. ^ paidfamilyleave.org18. ^ "Budget 2009-10: Expense Measures", http://www.budget.gov.au/2009-10/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-13.htm , Australian Government19. ^ Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 . Section 1. VakilNo1. 12 December 1961.20. ^ Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 . Section 4. VakilNo1. 12 December 1961.21. ^ a b Lotiya, Palak. "Maternity benefits – A mode of dignifying motherhood ". Paycheck.in. Indian Institute of Management.22. ^ "Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to enhancement of the quantum of Maternity Leave and introduction of Child Care

Leave in respect of Central Government employees ". Department of Personnel & Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.Government of India. 11 September 2008.

23. ^ mhlw.go.jp24. ^ "UN legislation on maternity and paternity leave" .

External linksBBC article on proposed parental leave in Germany designed to halt the decline in the birth rate and male/female workplace inequality -http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4852040.stmBBC article on declining birth rate in Italy - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4739154.stmBBC article on declining birth rate in Poland and new schemes designed to increase it - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4852924.stmBBC article on success of Norway's parental leave scheme - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4786160.stmBBC guide to parenthood policies in Europe - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4837422.stm (n.b. In this BBC article parental leavemeans unpaid leave)Trends in Maternity Leave for First-Time Mothers in the U.S. - http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2006/05/family-album-radio-trends-in-maternity.htmlTUC page about maternity rights in the UK - http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/what_time_off_work_am_i_entitledCenter for Law and Social Policy on need for reform in the US: http://www.clasp.org/publications/getting_punched_fullnotes.pdfCanadian Labour Standards Government website - http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/lp/spila/wlb/wppp/02leave_benefits.shtmlInternational Network on Leave Policy and ResearchParental Leave in 21 Countries

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Hungary



3 years

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34% 13 weeks (3 months)(80%)






Lithuania


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Romania


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Russia



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Sweden


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leavePaid paternity


paternityleave

Restrictions



Aruba 12 weeks 100%




Belize 12 weeks 80%

Bolivia


Brazil



Canada



2 weeks


Chile 18 weeks 100%





Cuba 18 weeks 100%


DominicanRepublic

12 weeks 100%





Guyana 13 weeks 70%








Two days

Peru 90 days 100%



United States



12 weeks 12 weeks




Africa


paternityleave

Restrictions



Benin 14 weeks 100%






14 weeks 50%



Congo 15 weeks 100%



14 weeks 67%




EquatorialGuinea

12 weeks 75%






Ghana 12 weeks 100%


Guinea-Bissau






Mali 14 weeks 100%






Niger 14 weeks 50%



SaoTome/Principe


10 days







Sudan 8 weeks 100%

Swaziland 12 weeks





4 working days 100%








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China 90 days 100%



India 12 weeks 100%




Iran 6 months 100%

Iraq 62 days 100%

Israel



1 year






Kuwait 70 days 100%


3 months 70%






Nepal 52 days 100%

NewZealand



Pakistan


Papua NewGuinea

12 weeks 0%

Philippines





SaudiArabia



SolomonIslands

12 weeks 25%



Syrian ArabRepublic

50 days 70%


United ArabEmirates

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Yemen 60 days 100%



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Cuba 18 weeks 100%


DominicanRepublic

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Guyana 13 weeks 70%








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12 weeks 12 weeks




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14 weeks 50%



Congo 15 weeks 100%



14 weeks 67%




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12 weeks 75%






Ghana 12 weeks 100%


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Mali 14 weeks 100%






Niger 14 weeks 50%



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10 days







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Swaziland 12 weeks





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India 12 weeks 100%




Iran 6 months 100%

Iraq 62 days 100%

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3 months 70%






Nepal 52 days 100%

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Ghana 12 weeks 100%


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Niger 14 weeks 50%



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Swaziland 12 weeks





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India 12 weeks 100%




Iran 6 months 100%

Iraq 62 days 100%

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Kuwait 70 days 100%


3 months 70%






Nepal 52 days 100%

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In most industrialised nations, advances in employee relations have seen the introduction of statutory minimum tariffs for employee leave fromwork, i.e. the amount of entitlement to paid holiday/vacation. Several companies will offer contractually more time, depending on the sector.Companies and the law may also differ as to whether national holidays are counted as part of the minimum leave. Disparities in nationalminimums are still subject of debate regarding Work-life balance and perceived differences between nations.

Country Legally required minimum leave

Argentina 14 calendar days (from 0 to 5 years seniority), 21 calendar days (from 5 to 10), 28 calendar days (from 10 to 20) and 35calendar days (from 20)

Australia 4 weeks standard, plus 10 public holidays. 5 weeks for shift-workers (those regularly rostered across a 7 day week). 2 weekscan be "sold" to employer (cashed-out). Additional Long service leave is also payable.

Austria 5 weeks

TheBahamas

14 days after 1 year employment, 21 day after 5 years employment

Belgium 20 days, premium pay, plus 12 public holidays

Brazil 30 calendar days, with 33% extra pay, after 1 year employment, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer. In addition,holidays are also paid.

Bulgaria 20 working days and up to 12 days national and public holidays

CanadaDetermined by provincial law. Minimum 10 working days depending on province and tenure of employment. In addition, 5–10public holidays depending on province.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag; see the help page

Chile 15 working days

China 5 working days (from 1 to 9 years seniority), 10 working days (from 10 to 19), 15 working days (from 20 years onwards).

Colombia 15 working days for every year, vacations can be accumulated for up to 4 years (up to 60 working days of vacations)

Costa Rica 2 weeks after 1 year employment.

Croatia 20 working days. Saturdays can be included even if company offices are not open on Saturdays. This is left for employers andemployees to agree.

Cyprus 20 working days of leave for workers on a five-day week and 24 working days of leave for workers on a six-day week over aperiod of one year's employment.

CzechRepublic

4 weeks

Denmark 25 work days, plus 9 public holidays

DominicanRepublic

14 work days after one year employment, 20 work days after 5 years employment.

Estonia 28 calendar days (public holidays not included), unless employer and employee agree over a longer vacation; up to 56 calendardays for selected education and science professionals (determined by government decree).

Ecuador 14 days

Finland

5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays, but not Sundays counted as holidays) is the minimum mandated by law. More precisely:vacation is accrued between April to March each year and used primarily during the following summer holiday period. Duringeach such full period 2.5 vacation days are accrued per month. When taking up a new job, only 2 days are accrued until thestart of the first full period. Many trade unions have been able to agree for more vacation time for their profession

France

5 weeks[1] (+ 2 weeks of RTT (Réduction du Temps de Travail, in English : Reduction of Working Time) for the employees thatchoose to work 39 hours per week instead of 35), plus about 10 national holidays (usually not paid with the exception of the 1stof May). For public employees and some companies like Orange, the total is of 9 paid vacation weeks (5 weeks of vacation + 4weeks of RTT)

Germany 4 working weeks (24 workdays for a 6-day-workweek; 20 work days for the standard 5-day-workweek), plus 9 to 13 bankholidays.[2]

Greece 20 working days or more depending on the years in the company

Guatemala 2 working weeks

Hong Kong 7 days[3]

Hungary 20 working days (increasing up to 30 with age)

Iceland 24 days[4], not including 13 official holidays.

Ireland 4 working weeks (20 days if working full time), plus 9 public holidays

Iran 4 weeks

India 1 work day for every 20 days worked (around 12 work days a year)[5]

Israel From 10 working days for the first year to 24 days for 14th year and on, not including official holidays, sick leave, etc.

Italy

At least 20 working days (exact amount depends on contract details, a few contracts guarantee up to 25 days), entirely paid,plus up to 104 hours of ROL, that means reduction of working time (in Italian Riduzione Orario di Lavoro), that have to be usedprimarily in blocks of a few hours each time for family/personal needs (for example bringing a kid to the doctor, going to thebank etc.) but may be utilized as well, just for the unused part of them and just if the company/the collective contract allows that,to get additional vacation hours/days, or to shorter of 1 or 2 hours the working day on Fridays. Furthermore, there are 12–13paid public holidays.

Japan From 10 working days for the first year to 20 days for the 6th year.[6]

Jersey 2 weeks[7]

Kazakhstan 24 calendar days[8]

Korea,South

10 working days

Latvia 4 weeks

Lithuania 28 calendar days.[9]

Luxembourg At least 25 working days; 10 public holidays.[10]

Malaysia Starts at 8 days for first 2 years employment with an employer. Increases to 12 days for between 2 and 5 years employmentand 16 days for 5 or more years. Plus, depending on which state, around 14 public holidays.

Malta 24 working days (192 hours)

Mexico Starts at minimum 6 days for the 1 year of employment. Increases to 8 days after the second year, to 10 days after the thirdyear, 12 days after the fourth year, and to 14 days from year 5 to year 9; then every 5 years increases two days.

Namibia 21 consecutive days, or 1.75 days for every 1 month worked, plus 14 days paid public Holidays. Some companies do increaseleave amounts, depending on how long the employee has worked at the company.

Netherlands 4 weeks plus 9 paid public holidays (not compensated if they fall during the weekend).

NewZealand

4 weeks as of April 1, 2007, plus 11–12 paid public holidays, depending on which day they fall. Employees can cash up to 1week of annual holidays per year

Norway 25 working days plus 5–12 Public holidays in Norway (some of which always fall on a Sunday)

Pakistan 15 working days

Paraguay 14 days

Panama 30 consecutive days plus 10 paid public holidays.

Peru 14 days

Philippines 5 days, rendered at least 1 year of service is entitled to a yearly service incentive leave.

Poland 20 working days (to 10 years of employment) and 26 working days (after 10 years of employment) in 5-days-workweek. Plus 13days of the public holidays.

Portugal 22 working days, up to 25 without work absences in previous year.

Puerto Rico 15 days

Romania 21 working days

Russia 28 calendar days (52 in extreme north regions) {for militaries 30/45 days except for drafted}, plus 12 public holidays (theyneither count nor pay)[11] There is the 10-nonbankdays streak in January (6 of them are holidays).

Serbia 20 working days minimum (effectively 4 weeks, law defines working week as 5 working days for purpose of paid vacation), plus9 bank holidays and up to two more days depending on religion of employee.

SaudiArabia

30 days

Singapore For regular employees, 7 days with 1 additional day per year up to a maximum of 14 days. No statutory minimum leave forseamen, domestic workers, or employees in managerial or executive positions.[12]

Slovakia 20 days, 25 days after reaching the age of 33 years.

Slovenia 20 working days of leave and 13 public holidays.

South Africa

21 consecutive days, or 1 day for every 17 days worked, or 1 hour for every 17 hours worked,[13] not including 12 publicholidays.[14] Regular workers may take a further 3 days of family responsibility leave.[15] Leave legislation does not apply tomembers of the National Defence Force, National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service or unpaid volunteersworking for a charity.

Spain 22 work days, not including 14 public holidays.[16] (It is important to note that the workday in Spain totals nine hours: eight hoursof work plus one lunch hour.)

Sri Lanka 28 working days: 14 maximum annual, 7 casual, and 7 sick leave.[17]

Sweden 25 work days minimum

Switzerland At least 20 work days, plus 12–16 public holidays (some of which always fall on a Sunday)

Taiwan 7 days

Tanzania 28 calendar days

Thailand 6 calendar days[18]

Turkey 14 work days for 0-5 years, 20 work days for 5-15 years and 26 days for over 15 years seniority.

Tunisia 30 work days

Ukraine 24 calendar days

UnitedKingdom

5.6 weeks (28 work days), including 8 public holidays[19]

UnitedStates

None.[20] Certain employers, including those with 50 or more employees in a locale and public sector employers, must give upto twelve weeks of unpaid leave for personal or family illness, or for the birth or placement of a child.[21]

Uruguay 20 working days (from 0 to 5 years seniority), 21 calendar days (from 5 to 8). Afterwards, an additional working day is addedevery four years.[22]

Venezuela 15 paid days for the first year and 1 day extra for every year of service up to 30 days. In addition, a maximum of 12 publicholidays provided every holiday falls on a weekday.

Vietnam 10 working days.

References1. ^ TA: Vacation time France, United States2. ^ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesurlaubsgesetz#Gesetzlicher_Mindesturlaub3. ^ An employee is entitled to annual leave with pay after having been employed under a continuous contract for every 12 months. "Chapter 4: Rest

Days, Holidays and Leaves" . A Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance. Labour Department, Government of HKSAR. Retrieved 2009-09-06.4. ^ Icelandic law on employment leave5. ^ Section 78 of the 1948 Factories Act6. ^ Japan Labor Standards Act7. ^ http://www.jacs.org.je/content/43/index.html8. ^ Kazakhstan Labour Code, Art. 1019. ^ http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=350635#straipsnis166

10. ^ http://luxembourg.angloinfo.com/countries/luxembourg/work7.asp11. ^ http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/WEBTEXT/60535/65252/E01RUS01.htm#chap19 , chapters 114 and 155 or http://www.tk-

rf.com/glava19.html (Russian).12. ^ Employment Act (Cap. 91), Sections 2 and 4313. ^ http://www.labour.gov.za/legislation/acts/basic-guides/basic-guide-to-annual-leave14. ^ http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/holidays.htm15. ^ http://www.labour.gov.za/legislation/acts/basic-guides/basic-guide-to-family-responsibility-leave16. ^ http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/Merkel/quiere/armonicen/vacaciones/jubilacion/UE/elpepueco/20110518elpepueco_2/Tes17. ^ Shop and Offices Act: [1]18. ^ Section 30 of the Thai Labour Protection Act (1998) [2]19. ^ Frequently Asked Questions - BERR20. ^ US law does not require employers to grant any vacation or holidays and about 25% of all employees receive no vacation time or holidays: No-

Vacation Nation . For employees that do receive vacation, 10 working days with 8 national holidays is fairly standard. Members of the US ArmedServices earn a total of 30 vacation days a year, not including national holidays.

21. ^ Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 [3] .22. ^ Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (Uruguay) - Régimen de Licencia [4]

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A Day in the Life...

Going to WorkLogging into IRC. That’s where your team is.

What’s everyone up to?Checking in with Yammer.

Distraction Free Work

Mega Collaboration

turntable.fm/lullabot

*check yammer*

“Thanks for a fun week. You are more awesome than a cyborg cat wearing a tuxedo made out of bacon riding on a unicorn with a lightsaber for a horn inside of a flaming space

shuttle that is on track to orbit Mars. “

Recruitment in a Distributed Company

• You can hire the best of the best

• Hire for the company you want to be, not always for the company you are

• Values based hiring

Who Thrives in a Distributed Company?• Open Source experience or “We” work

• Comfort with social media

• Strong written & verbal communication skills

• Hobbies, sports, family. Things beyond the laptop.

Retention

• Level the communication playing field.

• Keep giving back, and to be able to yes to the awesome projects.

• Gratitude. (Deliberate communication)

• Like attracts like.

Client Criticism

• It can be a tough sell but it’s getting easier.

• Always kickoff a project onsite

• Practice what you preach. Add your clients to your social network.

That looks like a real company to me.

The remaining myths are about communication.

Communication is...

• Open

• Proactive

• Deliberate

• Emotional




3. No teamwork

4. Lonely job


Examples

• Two team calls a week. The whole team.

• Thousands of dollars to run.

• Ineffecient?

Examples

• Weekly written management reports

• Marketing, Products, Education, Sales, Operations, Professional Services, HR

• Tedius?

The secret advantage of an entirely distributed company is everyone uses the same tools to communicate. Everyone.

Is the communication inefficient?




3. No teamwork

4. Lonely job


Communication Tools• IRC

• Microblogging

• Email

• Phone

• Skype

• Etherpad

• Google Docs

• Group Video

• Onsite

IRC• It’s the office. The watercooler and all

• No frills ambient conversation

• Low level of interference unlike Skype

• Private to your team

• Less interruptive than going into someone’s office or cubicle.

• Ping / Pong culture means more flow.

Onsite

• Sometimes we get together just to get together.

• Meetups and annual retreats.

Other Tools• Dropbox

• Trip It

• Drupalize.ME

• Tech Stipend

• Let’s Freckle

• The Lullabot Field Guide

• Lockify

• TurboBridge




3. No teamwork

4. Lonely job


Sometimes it can be lonely.

Not for everyone

• If you’re use to the cubicle lifestyle this is a difficult adjustment.

Combating Loneliness

• If a tree falls in a forest...

• Proactive communication

• Co-working

• Working from coffee shop

• Fly/Drive to another bot

• Go for a jog




3. No teamwork

4. Lonely job


I think we can grow.

Auttomattic150 Distributed Employees

MySQL450 Distributed Employees

“Values are the foot you leave on the floor

when you pivot.”Eric Ries - Lessons Learned


1. Not a real company - Myth

2. Communication is inefficient - Myth

3. No teamwork - Myth

4. Lonely job - Sometimes

5. There’s no way it’s sustainable. - Maybe?

You don’t have to worry about...

• Someone eating your lunch

• Your car being dinged in the parking lot

• Awkward bathroom moments

But you may not be able to...

• get help on project without asking for it

• meet in person with your team everyday

• find the gumption to be self-driven

Drupal

• My first experience as a distributed team and healthy social network.

• Thanks for making me feel welcome since 2003.

• Let’s continue to make Drupal open and accessible way beyond the source code. It’s how great things happen.

THANKS!

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