Your sister-in-law has burned that bridge. She cannot be trusted. You should speak to her and let her know how selfish and deceitful her behavior was regarding her maternity leave and returning to work. While people do those things sometimes in order to get as much money out of their jobs as possible, she is family. She should not have taken advantage of you in that way. Unless she is your only option, don't hire her back.
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"I have to admit, it took a few weeks for the hummingbirds to find this feeder, but now that they visit it frequently, this beautiful feeder is a source of continual joy. Easy to use, lovely to look at on its own, and a true wonder to watch the hummingbirds feed a few inches away."
"It's an honor to be doing what we're doing for so long," Aaron Gross, the great-great-grandson of founder Aron Streit, told the New York Jewish Week during a tour of their matzah factory last week. "We're a family business. I think it's amazing that we've made it this far. I don't think many businesses make it to 10 years, let alone 100, owned by the same family, especially."
Patrick Coman's aspirations took him from rural Ireland to successfully building a multi-million pound pub empire in Dublin, eventually leading to family division and legal battles.