Sentences with phrase «parental benefits»

Currently, a maximum of 35 weeks of parental benefits is available to biological, adoptive, or legally recognized parents.

She will automatically continue to receive parental benefits once the maternity benefits end.

You are receiving both maternity and parental benefits at the same time, in which case you only need to serve one waiting period.

The issue is likely to get more contentious as male employees increasingly take advantage of parental benefits.

When applying for maternity benefits, the mother will be asked which parent is to receive parental benefits and how the two parents plan on dividing the weeks of benefits.

Budget 2017 proposes changes to give parents a choice between receiving EI parental benefits for up to 18 months at a rate of 33 % of average weekly earnings, or up to 12 months at the existing benefit rate of 55 %.

While the total benefit amount available through EI will not change, the lower extended parental benefit rate may have an impact on employers who offer supplemental or top - up payments during 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.

This week's summaries concern: Sovereign immunity / Expert evidence / Parental benefits under EI / Metis fishing rights / Questions by criminal jury / Insurance claim and limitations / Intervenors added on appeal / Equality and matrimonial property:

Budget 2017 proposes changes to the Employment Insurance («EI») scheme that will allow parents to «stretch» EI parental benefits over an extended period of up to 18 months at a lower benefit rate of 33 % of average weekly earnings.

With it came the news of an extension to our already pretty dreamy parental benefits in Canada — at least compared to the mere 12 weeks our neighbours to the south get (if they're lucky).

Coming out against parental benefits would be like mourning sweatshops and sexual harassment.

As of 2014, 63 per cent of new mothers outside Quebec (which has its own parental benefits system) received benefits; 10 per cent worked, but not enough to receive benefits — though that figure has fallen over the last decade; 11 per cent worked but did not have insured earnings; and 16 per cent had not worked in two or more years.

As of 2014, 63 per cent of new mothers outside Quebec (which has its own parental benefits system) received benefits; 10 per cent worked, but not enough to receive benefits — though that figure has fallen over the last decade; 11 per cent worked but did not have insured earnings; and 16 per cent had not worked in two or more years.

We will make parental benefits more flexible.

The new parental benefits are among a host of measures in the 2017 budget that the government touts as helping families, and particularly women, by giving them more flexibility in juggling work and their families.

You have the right to 100 % parental leave until your child turns 18 months, with or without parental benefit from the Social Insurance Agency.

Federal EI maternity and parental benefits provide money for new parents through employment insurance benefits, while Quebec runs its own Quebec Parental Insurance Program, which has not changed.

The extended option will be available to new EI claimants who apply for employment insurance parental benefits once the measure is in place.

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One form of federal support for child care is maternity and parental benefits offered through the federal Employment Insurance Program (EI).

No wonder Trudeau tends to highlight far more prominently the 2016 budget's modest middle - bracket tax cut and big parental benefits boost.

One of the first things that early - career expecting parents should do is talk to their supervisors, university human resources departments, and funding bodies to find out what parental benefits they are entitled to and whether their studentships or postdoctoral contracts can be extended, Flecker says.

New parents must be cognizant that Canada's maternity leave and parental benefits only pay 55 per cent of a person's income up to $ 537 a week, except in Quebec, which runs its own provincial program.

Special benefits include parental benefits (maternity and paternity leave), sickness benefits (for those who can not work due to injury or illness), compassionate care benefits (for those caring for a seriously ill family member) or parents of critically ill children benefits.

Other Parental Benefits Congress continues to offer tax breaks related to adoption expenses, dependent care expenses and employer - provided educational assistance.

Although almost all law firms will pay lip service to the idea that they encourage families, scanning our full parental benefits table and opting for firms that put their time and money where there mouths are is a safe bet.

Assists sole practitioners and partners in firms of five lawyers or fewer with financial assistance for maternity, parental or adoption leaves for those who have no access to financial parental benefits under public or private plans.

Extend from 52 to 104 weeks the period within which parental benefits as well as paternity or adoption benefits may be paid.

Another factor that may lead to surprising results in this sample was the fact that Canadian men and women enjoy richer maternity and parental benefits compared to their counterparts in the United States, where many of the existing studies have been performed.

Parental benefits given to parents who have stopped working to care for their newborn or adopted children

The above choice will not be available to anyone receiving EI parental benefits before December 3rd.

These employees will be able to choose to receive employment insurance (EI) parental benefits while on parental leave:

Extended parental benefits can be paid for a maximum of 61 weeks and must be claimed within a 78 - week period (18 months) after the week the child was born or placed for the purpose of adoption.This means, new and adoptive mothers and fathers planning to begin their parental leave on or after December 3, 2017, are now able to spread 12 months» worth of federal employment insurance parental leave benefits over 18 months at a lower benefit rate, and stay home with their child longer.

At issue was whether the applicant and his spouse were both entitled to 35 weeks of parental benefits under the Employment Insurance Act.

The amendments to the EIA include, among other things, allowing for parental benefits over a longer period at a lower benefit rate, allowing employees to receive maternity benefits as early as the twelfth week before the expected week of birth, creating a benefit for employees to care for a critically ill adult family member and a benefit to care for a critically ill child.

However, if you have received at least one week of pregnancy or parental benefits in the 208 weeks (4 years) preceding the qualifying period, you are only required to have accumulated 420 to 700 hours of insurable hours to qualify for regular EI benefits.

Coming out against parental benefits would be like mourning sweatshops and sexual harassment (my emphasis).

The new parental benefits are among a host of measures in the 2017 budget that the government touts as helping families, and particularly women, by giving them more flexibility in juggling work and their families.

Vancouver [September 28, 2016]-- In response to a human rights complaint, the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation announced yesterday that it will end the practice of clawing back Employment Insurance (EI) maternity and parental benefits from families receiving income and disability assistance.

A major question is whether or not the Liberals will make good on their promise to create a more flexible parental benefits plan, that includes up to 18 months of time off to care for an infant (six months of which would be unpaid).

At this time, only employees in federally regulated workplaces and in workplaces in Ontario and Alberta can take advantage of the extended EI parental benefits or family caregiver benefit for adults since these jurisdictions have amended their employment / labour standards legislation to harmonize the leaves with the period allowed for benefits to be paid.

The parental leave changes were made to align with federal changes to Employment Insurance parental benefits.

This week's summaries concern: Sovereign immunity / Expert evidence / Parental benefits under EI / Metis fishing rights / Questions by criminal jury / Insurance claim and limitations / Intervenors added...

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.

Today the federal government announced that as of December 3, 2017, eligible pregnant workers will be able to receive employment insurance maternity benefits up to 12 weeks before their due date, and that parents can choose to receive parental benefits over a period of 12 months at the current benefit rate or up to 18 months at a lower benefit rate.

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.