Taking Kids to the Job is it OK?

I have worked with many many colleagues who have had to bring their kids to work at some stage for any amount of reasons. Usually they are solo parents struggling to keep a roof over their heads and food in their belly. I am certain that none of them willingly bring their children to work.
Instead of focussing on so called regulations and liability maybe a bit of understanding and compassion would be more productive!

Not only is it not OK, it may be illegal. The employer is paying for you to do a job and not care for the kids. The patients are not getting your full attention as you are trying to make sure that the little ones do not get into anything they shouldn't. I worked some places where the doctors would bring their own children when they made rounds and expected the nurses to look after them when they saw pts. What are the kids being exposed to while in the facility? I think the liability alone for the employer would be enough to sway them as to forbid it. If they knew about it and did nothing about it, they could be liable for the injuries to the pts/children while on the premises. I bet their insurance could skyrocket if the insurance company knew that children were being brought in by the staff!!!

it's certainly not a desirable situation, and compassion has nothing to do with it. it's a job with responsibilities, implications and risks.

farkinott, we can't guide our entire lives on compassion; it often gets in the way of good judgement. peace.

leslie