Sentences with phrase «of flexible parental»

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

This proposed cutting maternity leave to 18 weeks and creating a new system of flexible parental leave — 4 weeks reserved for mothers, 4 weeks reserved for fathers (available directly to eligible fathers, not «given» by the mother) and 30 weeks available to the mother or father (or both, if both were eligible).

Not exact matches

Parenting will always be a challenge in the life of any ambitious entrepreneur and / or business leader, and there are many ways to raise a child: with hired help, with the support of extended family or working for a company with generous family policies that allow for flexible work hours and parental leave.

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.

This advocacy must mandate that every place of employment become family - sensitive by offering flexible work hours, parental leave, job sharing and on - site or nearby childcare; We can not continue to value the family and work independently.

Better sharing of information on existing legal tools would make these tools more widely available and encourage flexible solutions appropriate to individual situations, allowing a «step - parent» or another third party to share the exercise of parental authority when such sharing proves necessary and in the best interest of the child.

This is why, in the face of the growing phenomenon of re-composed families, the mechanism was made more flexible in 2002 (Law no. 2002 - 305 of March 4, 2002, relative to parental authority) and now offers family law judges the possibility of organizing the sharing of parental authority as best suits the educational needs of the child and in accordance with parental wishes (article 377 - 1 Civil Code).

The mechanism was made more flexible in 2002 and now lets family law judges organize the sharing of parental authority as best suits the educational needs of the child and in accordance with parental wishes.

Flexible parental leave must be taken in a minimum of one - week blocks.

• There being a flexible parental leave scheme — leave that is available to either parent, not available only to the mother and then transferable, starting after a short period of maternity leave

With this in mind, we suggest that an optimum leave design involves reserved leave for mothers (possibly called Maternity Leave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathers).

We have since floated the idea of shortening maternity leave even further, to just 2 weeks, and making the rest of the leave in the first year flexible parental leave, to be shared between the two parents — with the exception of the «reserved» daddy and mummy months.

Under the new system, employed mothers will still be entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave, but will now be able to opt to end the maternity leave after two weeks, and transfer onto flexible parental leave — which can be taken by either parent.

The details of this new system are not yet fixed; the Government will consult on them during 2014, but it has already confirmed that parents will be required to provide a self - certified notice of their leave entitlement to their employers, giving a minimum of eight weeks» notice of intention to take flexible parental leave.

Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

A straw poll commissioned by the Fatherhood Institute has revealed overwhelming support for a more flexible version of parental leave.

So, having a parental plan of action isn't set in stone; you have to be flexible.

If we want both mothers and fathers to have the option of flourishing as employees and parents then we must make sure that proposals to extend fathers» entitlement to parental leave and flexible working come into force, and that the costs of childcare do not continue to be borne disproportionately by mothers.

They are asked to be flexible, to look for root causes and not arbitrarily assign punishment, shout the word «No» or enforce «rules» for the sake of maintaining some perceived state of parental «control.»

Not only do they offer twelve weeks of paid parental leave, they have generous flexible work policies, pumping rooms for nursing moms, and a maternity return program that allows for slower on - ramping after the birth of a new baby.

Thoughts about family segue into analytical policy on flexible parental leave, the gender pay gap, the merits of a universal basic income and the shocking amount of unpaid work done by women (# 1,019 trillion 2014).

Ministers will point to successes in the fields of employment, childcare, equal pay, women in the boardroom, parental leave, flexible working and efforts to wipe out violence against women and girls.

Their priorities of supporting parental leave, flexible working and better child care are also our priorities.

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.

The major policy announcement on free school meals was the obvious move in this direction — as well as being a sop to middle class voters who lost out after cuts to child benefit — but Nick Clegg's speech is full of references to policies which help in day - to - day life: the pupil premium, flexible parental leave, free childcare, a cap on social care costs.

Negotiations came to a grinding halt in February this year, when the DFA and the university failed to reach an agreement on the key issues of salaries and the number of teaching positions in each faculty, as well as a host of other topics such as parental leave, nondiscrimination, flexible retirement, technology - assisted classes, and peer review in tenure cases.

The answer: The relative lack of workplace «packages» of policies such as paid sick time, paid vacation, flexible work hours and paid maternal or parental leave, said co-researcher Matthew Andersson, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology at Baylor University and formerly a researcher at Yale University's Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course.

The primary theory for this disparity is that the U.S. has a relative lack of workplace policies like paid sick leave, paid vacation, flexible work hours, and paid parental leave.

The Liberals also promised to create a more flexible parental benefits plan that would allow parents to receive their benefits in smaller blocks of time — for example, once every two weeks rather than once per month.

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.

Addleshaw Goddard's commitment is further outlined by its investment in an annual female development programme, truly flexible shared parental leave package which mirrors the enhanced pay offered to maternity leavers and its support of a wide range of agile working arrangements, from term - time working to home working to reduced hours, with around 70 % of workers reporting working flexibly, regularly or from time to time.

We have been early - adopters of all the recommendations of the Justicia Project, including initiatives and policies respecting parental leave, flexible work arrangements, advancement into partnership, business development and leadership skills.

They also want to allow workers the right to a period of a year's unpaid leave to care for a relative, as well as working to increase the uptake of flexible working environments and shared parental leave as the UK still lags behind the EU in this area.

Part of the proposal is to make parental leave more equal and flexible — presumably to move away from the perception that mothers will do the majority of the caring.

Eligible employees may request a flexible working arrangement to assist with care for: A child or children under the age of eighteen for whom the employee has assumed parental responsibility; A person or persons with a serious health condition in a family relationship with the employee; or A parent (age 65 or older) of the employee.

We were one of only fifty law firms in the country on this exclusive list - which features firms that have flexible work arrangements, generous paid parental leave, a focus on women's business development, and parity in compensation.

Chambers has in force a written statement on Equality & Diversity, together with written policies on reasonable adjustments; fair access to work and allocation of unassigned work; the prevention of harassment; parental leave, flexible working and career breaks; and a grievance procedure.

promoting greater awareness / take - up of Shared Parental Leave, maternity rights and the right to request flexible working

But the N750 isn't just about speed — the router offers a full range of premium features including flexible parental controls and a broadband usage meter, as well as DLNA Media Server support for streaming video, music and photos from any storage device plugged into its USB port to DLNA - enabled devices throughout the home such as some newer televisions and game consoles.

Perhaps one of the boldest suggestions I've seen is the offering and acceptance of equal parental leave and flexible working options without career consequences for women and men.

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So, having a parental plan of action isn't set in stone; you have to be flexible.

Through proposals on flexible parental leave the Bill seeks to give parents more choice and flexibility about how they share the care of their child in the first year, enabling both parents to retain a strong link with the labour market.

By October 2015, a new system of maternity allowance should be in place - this «flexible parental leave» will give both mothers and fathers the same state support during the first year of their child's life.

Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

1 - 4 Current trends include extending the period of available leave (as per recent changes in Canada, where eligible parents can share up to a full year of maternity and parental leave benefits), promoting paternal leave, and adding more flexible options.