Why do some companies like to ask if they are married and have children when recruiting?

In some countries, it may be considered sexist for employers to ask employees whether they are married or have children. However, the employment laws of some countries may not prohibit employers from asking these questions during the recruitment process. In these cases, the employer may ask these questions for the following reasons:

1. Work flexibility: For employees, family status can affect workplace, working hours, etc. Employers want to know whether employees can adapt to the company's work flexibility arrangement.

2. Welfare policies: Different welfare policies may be different due to different family conditions of employees, such as medical insurance, family leave, maternity leave, etc.

3. Go your own way: If you need to travel frequently or work overtime frequently, employers may think that married employees with children will care more about their families than their jobs.

It should be noted that in some countries, employers are not allowed to ask employees whether they are married or have children in job interviews. If you feel that someone asks you these questions, you can choose not to answer them, or ask the recruiter whether these questions are related to work.