Sentences with phrase «of unpaid parental leave»

-- A new mother is now entitled to up to 61 additional consecutive weeks of unpaid parental leave immediately after her 17 - week pregnancy leave.

-- A non-birth parent and adopting parent is now be entitled to up to 62 consecutive weeks of unpaid parental leave (up from 37 weeks).

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).

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

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).

Not exact matches

There is no paternity leave, but fathers can take up to 156 weeks of parental leave (the first 78 weeks is partially paid, the remainder is unpaid).

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.

(Shockingly, the U.S. is one of only two industrialized countries with no nationwide mandate for paid parental leave — the other, Australia, offers a full year of unpaid, job - protected leave).

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.

In Canada the Labour Code legislates 17 weeks leave with 15 weeks paid at 60 % of average weekly earnings plus the option of 10 weeks of unpaid, parental leave; however workplace breastfeeding regulations are not yet in place.

For example, during unpaid periods of maternity leave or parental leave.

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).

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).

Private student loan borrowers report difficulties in getting affordable repayment options during times of financial distress, such as unpaid parental leave or employment furloughs.

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).

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.

Bill C - 44 amends the Code to provide federally regulated workers with an unpaid parental leave of absence of up to 63 weeks to care for a newborn child of the worker or a child who is adopted by the worker.

The only option open to them was to take unpaid parental leave or to make requests of their employer to grant...

Both employers and employees should be aware that shared parental leave pay is only paid for a maximum of 37 weeks — any additional weeks of leave are unpaid.

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.