Sentences with phrase «extends pregnancy leave»

Bill 148 extends pregnancy leave which is available for employees who suffer a still - birth or miscarriage from 6 weeks to 12 weeks after pregnancy loss occurs.

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• Benefits — Employee benefits typically include paid vacations, health benefits, sick pay and unpaid leave for extended illness, pregnancy or family matters.

Pregnancy leave for employees who suffer a still - birth or miscarriage will be extended from six weeks to 12 weeks after the pregnancy losPregnancy leave for employees who suffer a still - birth or miscarriage will be extended from six weeks to 12 weeks after the pregnancy lospregnancy loss occurs.

Further, while the proposed changes to the Employment Insurance Act will extend benefit entitlement and allow mothers to begin their EI maternity benefit earlier, the changes will not necessarily alter the legislated length of pregnancy / parental leave for all employees.

It is possibly the biggest controversy in workplace law: Do employers get away with terminating employees on pregnancy or parental leave illegally because of a «loophole» in legislation, or do the additional legal provisions extended to new parents go beyond what is necessary to ensure they are protected?