Sentences with phrase «for taking parental leave»

In the poll, conducted as a quick test of public opinion to feed into the Institute's submission to the Government's «Modern Workplaces» consultation, more than nine out of ten respondents (94 %) came out in favour of proposals to increase greater flexibility between parents for taking parental leave.

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But I do worry about the message her pledge to take almost no time off sends about the value of maternity leave, and how it undermines recent efforts by US companies to offer and normalize the idea of longer parental leaves, for both moms and dads.

, fitness breaks legitimized in the work schedule, requiring all employees to take a substantial part of their vacation time off, turning off email while on vacation, providing paid parental leave for new parents and encouraging both mothers and fathers to take advantage with no adverse career impact, paid time off for volunteer activities, and more.

Among the research into the potential drawbacks of only women taking a lengthy parental leave is a 2013 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) that offer extended leave.

Unlike other workers, Tim saw the parental leave benefits he paid for taken away, dollar for dollar by the Christy Clark government.

«John Horgan and the B.C. New Democrats demanded that the government do the right thing for families by putting an end to their cruel policy of taking away parental leave and other Employment Insurance benefits from disabled British Columbians,» said Mungall.

If you have a child aged under five, (or under 18 if your child is disabled), and if you have worked for your employer for at least a year, you have the right to take unpaid parental leave.

Paternity / parental leave, often with a specific «father quota» (i.e. leave which, if not taken by the father is lost to the family) and the ability to work shorter hours and / or more flexibly when children are young have been available to fathers in Scandinavia for several decades.

Each parent can take a total of up to 13 weeks» parental leave for each child, up to their fifth birthday (or if you have a disabled child, 18 weeks each until their 18th birthday).

Among reasons given were; not knowing about parental leave, not being able to afford to take it, thinking it was for women, and having a wife / partner who doesn't work.

Nick Clegg's proposal to equalise payments for new dads and mums who take parenting leave is a welcome sign that the shared parental leave arrangements coming on stream in April 2015 could be a game - changer.

for their two weeks» paternity leave and any shared parental leave they wish to take.

Professor O'Brien said: «The Government should offer «use - it - or - lose - it» parental leave to fathers, so laying the foundations for a second gender revolution, whereby men take up caring roles more in the home.»

In the United States we have horrible parental leave policies and some improved protections for pumping moms, not all moms can take time off during the work day to pump or pump enough breast milk to feed their babies, while they are at work.

Fathers are offered 2 weeks at 90 % pay for paternity leave, and they can take up to 13 weeks of unpaid parental leave (which is available to the mother as well).

Thankfully, some of the new parental leave measures extend to everyone who needs to take time off to caregive, even to care for a seriously ill family member.

Margaret — why don't you take the all of that energy and enthusiasm you have and use it to advocate for real paid parental leave policies in the US?

Sweden It's increasingly common for dads to take half of the couple's allotted parental leave time (480 working days) to stay at home with a new baby.

Think about that for a second: Half of all U.S. babies are born into low - income families, the population segment least likely to be able to take parental leave of any type — paid or unpaid — after the birth of a baby.

Employers can also take steps to help fathers address conflict, such as forming employee networks for fathers, promoting training, offering flexible work arrangements and providing gender - neutral parental leave.

My sister returned to work after 4 months for each of her children, and her husband took the next several months off as a parental leave.

NYC teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

Instead, the centerpiece of the teachers union's interaction with Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is paid parental leave, in which teachers would be guaranteed pay for a certain number of days each year if they have to take time off to care for children.

Other than two weeks of paternity leave, the parental leave reforms due to come into practice in 2015 only allow for fathers to take parental leave if transferred from the mother.

@EmmaBarnett finds out that the Minister for Small Business, @AndrewGriffiths, who is being interviewed to promote shared parental leave - can't take shared parental leave himself, because he's a minister.

The government is not alone in looking for ways to help reconcile the challenges facing working families with young children, with the Liberal Democrats proposing 19 months of more generous parental leave (able to be taken by any parent) and the Conservative Party proposing flexible parental leave to help make Britain more family friendly.

Teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration on Monday for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

But parental leaves need not last for years; Sandrian took just 5 months off before going back to work.

Particular attention will be paid to applicants who have taken at least a year out of research for parental leave.

If requested and taken immediately following a Pregnancy Disability Leave, a Postdoctoral Scholar eligible for FML under the FMLA / CFRA at the beginning of her Pregnancy Disability leave shall be granted the unused portion of FMLA / CFRA leave for Parental Leave purposes, up to a maximum of twelve (12) workweeks pursuant to statute in a calendar Leave, a Postdoctoral Scholar eligible for FML under the FMLA / CFRA at the beginning of her Pregnancy Disability leave shall be granted the unused portion of FMLA / CFRA leave for Parental Leave purposes, up to a maximum of twelve (12) workweeks pursuant to statute in a calendar leave shall be granted the unused portion of FMLA / CFRA leave for Parental Leave purposes, up to a maximum of twelve (12) workweeks pursuant to statute in a calendar leave for Parental Leave purposes, up to a maximum of twelve (12) workweeks pursuant to statute in a calendar Leave purposes, up to a maximum of twelve (12) workweeks pursuant to statute in a calendar year.

Maternity leave, parental or family leave, is the time a mother (or father) takes off from work for the birth or adoption of a child.

However, the government won't increase the actual value of employment insurance benefits for anyone who takes the extended parental leave: instead, the Liberals are sticking with their 2015 election promise to spread 12 months» worth of benefits over 18 months.

NDP: Create 1 million new child care spaces over the next eight years and cap their cost at $ 15 per day; add five weeks of parental leave for the second parent, extending the program to include same - sex couples and adoptive parents; doubling parental leave time for parents of multiples; provide regular EI access to parents who find themselves out of work after taking parental leave.

Conservatives: Increase parental leave to 18 months, allowing parents to take up to six months of additional unpaid leave; allow self - employed parents to earn money without impacting EI payments; offer choice between full parental leave EI payments for 35 weeks, or extend those payments, at a lesser rate, for up to a maximum of 61 weeks; women receiving EI maternity benefits will also be able to earn employment income under the Working While on Claim pilot project (this is currently permitted for those receiving EI parental benefits).

Liberals: Create a flexible parental benefits plan allowing parents to receive benefits in smaller blocks of time — for example, once every two weeks rather than once per month — and make it possible for parents to take a longer leave — up to 18 months when combined with maternity benefits, although at a lower benefit level; scrap the Universal Child Care Benefit for the wealthiest families, and instead introduce the Canada Child Benefit that will give the majority of families up to $ 2,500 more, tax - free, every year (typically for a family of four).

The Liberal party has also touted a flexible parental benefits plan allowing parents to receive benefits in smaller blocks of time — for example, once every two weeks rather than once per month — and make it possible for parents to take a longer leave — up to 18 months when combined with maternity benefits, although at a lower benefit level.

Your incomes will likely fall temporarily if you or your husband takes parental leave, and your expenses will certainly rise as you fork over money for diapers and childcare.

When taking parental leave «plan for the best and prepare for the worst,» advises Nora Spinks, CEO of the Vanier Institute of the Family.

For example, you've lost your job, started a lower paid job, needed to take parental or carers leave, your partner has died, you've separated from your partner, you've started full time education or you / your partner has been / gone to prison.

Entitlement to parental leave will increase to 61 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 35 weeks) without pay for employees (birth mothers) who took pregnancy leave and a period of 63 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 37 weeks) without pay for all other eligible employees, and must start within 78 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 52 weeks) of the day on which the child was born or came into the employee's custody, care and control for the first time.

The total amount of parental leave that may be taken by two employees for the same birth or adoption is 63 weeks, effective December 3, 2017 (previously 37 weeks).

There are yet to be any cases to assess whether it is discriminatory for employers to enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay although we would urge all employers to act with caution if offering different rates of pay to males and females when taking any type of family friendly leave.

Very few men take shared parental leave and Annelise Tracy - Philips discusses how employers can address potential stigma around male staff taking shared parental leave in an article for Employee Benefits.

Parental leave does exist in many law firms, and there are great strides in allowing women to take absences to care for children.

Allow parents to take longer unpaid parental leave to care for their new child while ensuring job protection.

Employees who take pregnancy or parental leave are also protected from what is phrased a «sham reinstatement» where the reinstatement lasts for a short period following the leave and then the employee is terminated.

Therefore, the amendments to the CLC include, among other things, increasing the maximum length of parental leave to 63 weeks, extending the period prior to the estimated date of birth when the maternity leave may begin to 13 weeks, and creating leaves for an employee to take care of a critically ill adult family member and a to take care of a critically ill child.

These FAQs provide information regarding who is eligible for maternity and parental leave, the duration of both leaves, income during these leaves, what is required of you to give to your employer, what is required of the employer, as well as what can expected when you return to work or if you are unable to take maternity / parental leave.

Accordingly, the 1 % figure is not the percentage of new fathers who have taken up shared parental leave, it is the percentage of all men whether or not they are eligible for the leave or even have children.

At the start of the month, there was widespread reporting about the poor take up by men of shared parental leave — a policy introduced in April 2015 providing men with the opportunity to care full time for their new baby.