You are an HR practitioner in a mediumsized company that hires approximately 25 employees per year in entrylevel positions The average age of your companys new employees is 25 years old (typically postsecondary graduates with 12 years of work experience) and approximately 57 percent of your new employees are female Approximately half of your female new hires take maternity leave within three years of hire, necessitating the hiring of temporary employees and the redistribution of some tasks