Sentences with phrase «months unpaid parental leave»

Australia offers up to 18 weeks paid parental leave, and up to 12 months unpaid parental leave.

Not exact matches

Compared with other developed countries, our parental benefits rank somewhere between the United States» measly 12 unpaid weeks and, say, Sweden's 16 - month paid leave.

Use of unpaid parental leave by fathers is low: 8 % of fathers (who described themselves as entitled) had taken some unpaid parental leave within 17 months of their child's birth (La Valle et al. 2008).

We're planning to take my husband's 3 months of unpaid parental leave to travel around Asia.

New fathers, by contrast, get one month (unpaid) parental leave; and just two weeks» (very low paid) paternity leave, which most, as their family's breadwinners at this time, can not afford to take.

On the other hand, maternity leave, which is very important for breastfeeding support, is well - established in Germany: 14 weeks fully paid maternity leave (6 weeks before the birth, 8 weeks after the birth or 12 weeks for preterm or multiple birth), 12 months parental leave with 65 % of the mother's salary (partly paid for by health insurance companies and partly by employers) and unpaid parental leave until the child is 3 years old.

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).

Extend parental leave for partners, non-birth parents or adopting parents to 62 consecutive weeks (previously 37 weeks) of unpaid leave, which must begin within 78 weeks (18 months) after the birth or adoption of the child or children.

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).

In Canada, 12 months of partially paid maternity and parental leaves were available; in the U.S., 12 weeks of unpaid leave were offered to those who were eligible (firms with 50 or more workers) 3.