That is why some working parents feel worried when they actually do take a leave.
McRory told the Tyrone county board that he wanted to take a leave of absence from the job because of health problems.
Sally moves along quickly and easily in her career, but what happens when she decides to take a leave of absence for a couple of years?
While more companies are allowing employees to work when and where they want to, they increasingly are limiting people's ability to take a leave or work part-time, the Families and Work Institute found in its 2012 National Study of Employers.
When my wife asked me to take a temporary leave from the hospital to spend time with her, I took a leave from the hospital and spent all my time with her.
He had to give up playing tennis and take a medical leave from Bentley University in Waltham Mass.
McGowen elected to take a medical leave of absence due to stress.
Jobs, of course, has been on medical leave since last month, when the Cupertino, California computer maker released a statement from Jobs announcing he will take a medical leave, his third since 2004, and handing day-to-day operations to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.
Marissa Mayer had just announced she was going to take a short maternity leave and get back in the saddle at Yahoo after only a few weeks.
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Inspired by yoga-crazed pals who gushed about how they felt relaxed yet invigorated yet serene yet totally high, I'd take a class and leave feeling itchy yet profoundly annoyed.
In the midst of my demanding job as a tenure-track professor, I became pregnant naturally, but then had to take medical leave for a rare pregnancy complication, which ended in the stillbirth of twin daughters.
Workers who fall sick during their annual leave are entitled to take corresponding paid leave at a later date, the EU's top court has ruled.
"The ICC has to take a firm lead and leave no stone unturned, " he said.
In return, Tony Blair has extracted a promise from Guy Verhofstadt, his Belgian counterpart, that when the convention reports in 2003 or 2004 it will not come up with a take-it-or-leave-it blueprint, but will instead offer a series of options for national leaders to consider.
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This idea that the euro is a take-it-or-leave-it option, an arrangement of convenience rather than a fixed and irrevocable union, has been a staple for European leaders over the past few years.
The union broadly agree that it is "reasonable" to look at A Levels, she said, but do not want to be handed a "take it or leave it" proposal.
Edfors, meanwhile, left it late to earn his win, holing a putt from 10 feet after a fine approach shot at the last to leave Buckle needing a birdie to take the tournament into a play-off.
The authority will also ask staff to take five days of unpaid leave a year as it tries to reduce costs.
The authority is cutting 350 posts and will also ask staff to take five days of unpaid leave a year as it tries to reduce costs.
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"If they tell you how much they like an item, and take a picture of it and then leave the store and you never hear from them again, it's a pretty good indication that they may be going home and looking for a better price online, " she said.
In 2002, California became the first state to enact a paid family leave act, allowing employees to take six weeks' leave and up to 55% of their weekly wages, with a benefit cap, to care for a newborn or newly adopted child.
But this time they need to go beyond the simple declaration of a take-it-or-leave-it final deal.
Wyeth said it's still assessing the response to its latest settlement offer, which it originally portrayed as a take-it-or-leave-it proposal.
Car owners may pay more to leave their vehicles and take a cab home than if they used a stand-in driver, Ji says.
Tenants are now assigned to council housing on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.
Such a practice would avoid the situation in which the Senate found itself on the CTBT, namely a take-it-or-leave-it position, either rubber-stamp or reject the accord outright.
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Few schools present a take-it-or-leave it package, and students, especially those with stratospheric test scores, may be able to squeeze a few more bucks out of the school.
It's true that the company is careful to offer multiple configurations and different price points, but you still need to have a take-it-or-leave it attitude when it comes to specs.
Their complaint: that pharmacy benefit managers, which design health plans for companies and insurers, offer retailers a take-it-or-leave-it contract that makes it impossible for them to compete on drug prices with mail-order houses.
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