Gender-asymmetric effects can be expected from the wide differences between women’s and men’s leave take-up. Because women are more likely than men to claim all their leave entitlements, their labour supply curve will rise slightly. Labour demand may not entirely adjust to such an increase in supply, however, because the provision of leave raises the non-wage costs of labour if employers need to change the production process or hire, and possibly train, temporary staff. Employers may even grow disinclined to recruit female workers. This pattern is, of course, more likely to be true for skilled and qualified workers.