tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post2732136536816931716..comments2023-05-18T17:09:13.465+01:00Comments on Young Wives' Tale: Maternity LeaveEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07419457138356078554noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-77260561259826011932009-09-25T18:17:44.266+01:002009-09-25T18:17:44.266+01:00I said MANY times during my pregnancy that I wishe...I said MANY times during my pregnancy that I wished I lived in Europe. You are SO lucky! Maternity leave here is 6 weeks for a "normal" birth and 8 for a c-section. After that, if your employer allows if you can take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave, which is called FMLA leave. I took the max I was allowed...and it will never be enough. :) Some employers don't even give you the 6-8 week option...it ALL has to be unpaid. Boo. :(Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397153328217649244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-74344576355546250362009-09-24T21:29:40.236+01:002009-09-24T21:29:40.236+01:00ModernMom - Well obviously Canada is the place to ...ModernMom - Well obviously Canada is the place to be then! :) <br /><br />Katie - Hi! It's really shocking all of that! Especially if it's down to your boss, because here, if your boss even thought about making a hint that he didn't like that you had "other priorities" (a.k.a kids) he'd be on his way to court with only money for a taxi in his pocket!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419457138356078554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-2300787341796065862009-09-22T19:39:36.515+01:002009-09-22T19:39:36.515+01:00Hi! Just blog hopping and found your question.......Hi! Just blog hopping and found your question....<br /><br />It really depends on the company. For instance, the company I work for has no maternity leave plan. Talk to the boss. He's ok with you being gone for a couple of months if necessary (it's a manufacturing company, so hopefully it's durring off season; he'd probably have a heart attack if I told him I'd miss two months of busy season), but don't even THINK of getting paid for them. You can file for unemployment with the federal unemployment agency, but that's your only hope.<br /><br />Some companies are 4 weeks, others six, others 8. Usually, a combination of sick leave, paid vacation time, etc. It really depends on if your boss is a jerk too.<br /><br />I don't have any kids. I really wish I could, but hubby and I just can't afford them right now, especially since I wouldn't be paid for my time off.<br /><br />And no, in the US, I have NEVER heard of husbands getting any leave, unless they used their vacation time or sick leave. And that can be difficult if they have to have their days palnned out ahead of time. Which means it's usually down to unpaid sick time.<br /><br />I agree, it's a pretty nasty arrangement.~Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313730980584097656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-92175445524093747712009-09-22T16:59:37.627+01:002009-09-22T16:59:37.627+01:00Yikes! Great question and the answers are facinat...Yikes! Great question and the answers are facinating! I'm in Ontario Canada and here the norm is 1 year. It's been more then a few years since I took a mat leave but I think my "Unemployment cheque" paid about 60% of my salary. Many companies top up the other 40%. <br />I have one friend who works for the Government in accounting and she can take a 5 year (unpaid)parenting leave. They will guarantee her a job upon her return!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-61685714378331447002009-09-22T09:56:19.835+01:002009-09-22T09:56:19.835+01:00Jen- Short term disability? Wow.
Theta Mom- That...Jen- Short term disability? Wow. <br /><br />Theta Mom- That just seems so harsh on new mum's... <br /><br />A question for both: Do fathers get any kind of leave? My Husband got 2 weeks off paid, but I think he could have taken more...Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419457138356078554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-41352910345308430732009-09-21T23:32:22.014+01:002009-09-21T23:32:22.014+01:00I'm not sure about anything other than teachin...I'm not sure about anything other than teaching, in my experience. I had to use every one of my sick days and I was granted up to 8 weeks paid. However, if you are non-tenured and/or don't have enough sick time banked, then you don't get anything paid. It's pretty crazy.Theta Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841965283594674300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380142665455682300.post-7088882302231723822009-09-21T23:16:16.851+01:002009-09-21T23:16:16.851+01:00Maternity here is 12 weeks. 6 paid under "mat...Maternity here is 12 weeks. 6 paid under "maternity" and 6 considered "short term disability." <br />At least, that's how my company at the time determined their benefit.JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118893759726079685noreply@blogger.com