The CEO of Kyte Baby, a Texas-based baby clothing company, issued two apologies after an employee, Marissa Hughes, was fired for requesting remote work while her adopted baby was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
“I was insensitive and selfish,” Liu said. “I cannot imagine the stress that she had to go through not having the option to go back to work and having to deal with a newborn in the NICU. Thinking back, it really was a terrible mistake… I understand if you don’t want to come back to work anymore, but we will continue to pay you as if you were working remotely for us for those hours you proposed until you’re ready to come back. Your original position is always open for you.”
Company policy: Kyte Baby stated that Hughes, who worked for about seven months, qualified for two weeks of paid maternity leave but was unable to sign a required six-month contract due to her son’s situation. The situation has led the company to now revise its maternity leave policy.
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