Sentences with phrase «introduce flexible parental leave»

We propose to introduce flexible parental leave and statutory flexible parental pay in 2015.

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In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining «suitable work»; reducing the waiting period for EI benefits; reducing EI premiums; introducing more flexible parental leave; providing better access to compassionate care; and increasing funding for employment and training programs managed by provinces, territories and Aboriginal labour market organizations.

the decision to extend the existing system of transferable maternity leave, rather than introduce a system of flexible parental leave and pay in which mothers and fathers each have their own eligibility, and

More flexible working arrangements will be introduced, with unpaid parental leave extended until the child is 16 and different ways to urge employers to act more reasonably on non-medical emergency leave being considered.

In my department, we boosted the advanced manufacturing and creative industries, undertook corporate governance reform, introduced shared parental leave and flexible working, rescued the Post Office and much else.

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 Regulations introduce new employment standards (e.g. extending parental leave to 62 weeks, introducing critical illness leave for adult family members, and introducing Flexible Averaging Agreements) that will affect how employers organize their workforces to ensure they are employing enough workers to meet business needs.