Not exact matches
If you need to go back to work
after maternity leave or have some other reason to
begin weaning at this time, however, it can work well with the right plan.
As a new mum, I
began a new job when our little one was only 2 and a half months old but am convinced that paid
maternity leave should be at least four months
after birth!
He says he
began looking into
maternity -
leave rates
after two of his nieces gave birth around the same time last year.
Extend parental
leave for a birth mother to 61 consecutive weeks of unpaid
leave (previously 35 weeks), which must
begin, unless the employer and employee agree otherwise, immediately
after the end of
maternity leave, for a total possible
leave of 78 weeks (18 months).
An employee whose pregnancy terminates within 16 weeks of the due date would still be eligible for
maternity leave;
leave would end either 16 weeks
after the
leave began or six weeks
after the pregnancy is terminated.