Paid Week of "Love Leave" Proposed

Proposed legislation would grant workers the right to a week of paid leave for a "love vacation" to reduce, its sponsor said, the high divorce rate and "revive passion in a population whose workdays are growing longer."  During the seven days, "couples could devote themselves to eachother both at an erotic and emotional level and find their way back to the path of love in order to find the wellspring of love again."  The proposed legislation has 13 co-sponsors. 

Comment: American employers can breathe a sigh of relief as the legislation was proposed in Finland, where employees are already entitled to 25 paid days of vacation a year plus 10 paid public holidays.  Makes the FMLA look rather tame by comparison. 

You can view a news article on the issue at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/16/finnish-mp-proposes.html