As the end of my 12 -
month mat leave drew closer, I started to panic.
At the end of your 12 -
month mat leave you'd collect about $ 27,150, or about $ 2,263 per month.
Not exact matches
The unspoken truth is that many employers see
mat leave as a costly, disruptive hassle they would sooner avoid — a sentiment that will only deepen if Justin Trudeau makes good on his election promise to extend government - backed parental
leave from 12 to 18
months.
The final
months of
mat leave or pat
leave are often spent in a frenzy trying to secure a daycare spot, and families are put in the difficult position of choosing any daycare that will take them — licensed or not — at a time that's already pretty emotional for some parents as they transition back to work.
Kellie Auld, a veteran HR consultant in Kamloops, B.C., recalls that during her stint at a credit union, an employee was promoted after being on
mat leave for 10
months.
We registered for three daycares when our daughter was a
month old and only got into one by the time my
mat leave had ended.
Yes, having the Canadian
mat leave helped with breastfeeding immensely (chances are slim I would have stuck it out with my first if I'd had to go back to work at 6 weeks, we were still learning at that point; and going back after 12
months meant I could skip pumping), and I definitely think more options should be available to American working moms.
My best friend back home had her first born a few
months ago and since she had to go back to work early (only having 49 days of
mat leave) she decided to do it for the first 4 weeks only.
They both need to go full time to daycare or not at all, which makes the transition from
mat leave to work a little edgy if you can't afford two full time spaces at daycare (over 3 000 $ /
month for both children).
months in to my year long (Canadian)
mat leave.
If you can't swing it for the
months that you're preggers, you might want to reconsider taking the full year - long
mat leave.
Shedding blades help the groomer rid the dog of excess fur during warm
months, taking care of any stray hairs that can be
left behind which can cause
matting.