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2 yr mat leave in Canada
Someone was telling me this weekend that they are trying to push through a two year mat leave in Canada. As in two years with EI coverage (to my understanding right now you can take two years, but only the first is covered).
I'm very intersted by the whole thing, although think it has massive potential to be a career killer for many woman.
It was the first I'd heard of it - anyone else been hearning things?
Re: 2 yr mat leave in Canada
I'd heard a rumour about that as well a few years ago. I'm not sure if anything came of it - aside maybe the current 2 yr leave that we have now (1 yr paid, 1 yr unpaid)
You're right though, if you're on a career track - that would be killer.
I hadn't heard of anything besides the one yr paid, one yr unpaid. But then again, I usually don't pay attention b/c I'm self employed and it doesn't apply to me.
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Hmmm...I haven't heard anything about this.
I know 2 years is very common in Europe.
My experience has been that women who are making their career a priority do not take their full mat leave anyway. So I don't think it will be any worse with two year mat leave. I do wonder how that affects people who have children close together, you have to work a certain amount of hours before you can go on mat leave again, correct?
This would add a twist to the US Nestie mat leave debate
I would LOVE that! Well, that's because I've decided to put my teaching career on the backburner until my youngest is in full time school.
But, it's always a choice for the mother - she doesn't necessarily HAVE to complete the whole mat leave. This would just make it an option.
I heard it was 18 months. It is a great option for mom's but I can see employers being hella pissed. Meh, they would get used to it
Personally I would prefer it be kept to 1 year and the amount given per week be upped (so no maximum, 55% regardless of what you make)
Would they be pissed though? I mean we already hire someone for a one year contract, I would assume we would just up it to 1.5 or 2 years. Also, I'm assuming the other spouse can take a year if they choose.
A lot of employers don't hire someone to replace someone who is on mat leave though. They just spread the work out onto coworkers.
canada already has a 2 year mat leave (one paid, one not paid)? I have never heard that before. wow.
yes definitely a career killer but very progressive if it happens.
agreed, they don't hire contractors at my work to step in for people on mat leave.