Boo - we are not getting 12 months paid mat leave....

Norris · Sep 15th, 2009, 07:52 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8256302.stm

mrsthomas623 · Sep 15th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Goodness... fathers get 6 months leave??? My hubby will have to cash out his vaca days when we have a baby... meaning I may get a week or two help!! Maybe we need to move over the pond! lol

banana1011 · Sep 15th, 2009, 08:43 AM

Wow! I wish we got even 9 mos paid mat leave! We get 12 weeks and it's like 65% of our pay. My friend had her baby at the end of June and has to go back to work. They have to put a 3 month old in daycare. It's very sad. This is why I'm working my @ss off to put as much into savings as humanly possible. I'm hoping to drain my account before I have to go back to work. No way will I put a 3 month old in daycare. Not happening.

NGRidley · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:10 AM

Here in Canada we get 17 weeks Maternity leave and 35 weeks Parental Leave (total 1year). The parental leave can be used by either the mother or father....or split between them.

It is all paid, but it is a percentage of what you made the year prior. I think its 60ish....but I am not 100%.

schlaus · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:14 AM

Thats rubbish, I was kind of banking on getting maternity pay for 12 months as do not want to go back to work after 9 months it seems far too early

Do not think with hubby's job it'd be possible for him to take 6 months off and as he is the breadwinner definately would not able to afford to live! x

hannah76 · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NGRidley

Here in Canada we get 17 weeks Maternity leave and 35 weeks Parental Leave (total 1year). The parental leave can be used by either the mother or father....or split between them.

It is all paid, but it is a percentage of what you made the year prior. I think its 60ish....but I am not 100%.

its 55% and it tops out at about $1400/month... youch! we ain't rich, but its hard to carry a mortgage on that much of a drop in income... but then i remember my poor american buddies with their pittance of a 3 month leave and i stop complaining.

its a crime that everyone doesn't get a year off!!

also that everyone doesn't have universal health care!!!!!

mrsraggle · Sep 15th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Booo, I was hoping for 12 months!!!

NGRidley · Sep 15th, 2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by hannah76

its 55% and it tops out at about $1400/month... youch! we ain't rich, but its hard to carry a mortgage on that much of a drop in income... but then i remember my poor american buddies with their pittance of a 3 month leave and i stop complaining.

its a crime that everyone doesn't get a year off!!

also that everyone doesn't have universal health care!!!!!

This is why I HOPE that I am working where I am now when I need to go on mat leave. They top up your mat leave so you get 100% for 20 weeks (instead of 17)
And for parental they will top it up to 100% for 15 weeks....the last 17 weeks you get what EI gives you only.

Jaxvipe · Sep 15th, 2009, 10:08 AM

I wish i got maternity leave, at my company we dont. i have been saving all of my PTO for like 2 years and thats only 4 weeks so i will have to take 2 weeks unpaid. And has for OH he doesnt get anything unless he takes his PTO

jessndoug · Sep 15th, 2009, 10:52 AM

wow!!! are you all serious....i hear you all saying we only get 6 months and things like that. thats still alot more than I get. i get 6 weeks and if you have a C section you get 8 weeks tops!!! wow....maybe we should move

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mrsthomas623 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 3,557	Goodness... fathers get 6 months leave??? My hubby will have to cash out his vaca days when we have a baby... meaning I may get a week or two help!! Maybe we need to move over the pond! lol

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banana1011 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,106	Wow! I wish we got even 9 mos paid mat leave! We get 12 weeks and it's like 65% of our pay. My friend had her baby at the end of June and has to go back to work. They have to put a 3 month old in daycare. It's very sad. This is why I'm working my @ss off to put as much into savings as humanly possible. I'm hoping to drain my account before I have to go back to work. No way will I put a 3 month old in daycare. Not happening.

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NGRidley Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,372	Here in Canada we get 17 weeks Maternity leave and 35 weeks Parental Leave (total 1year). The parental leave can be used by either the mother or father....or split between them. It is all paid, but it is a percentage of what you made the year prior. I think its 60ish....but I am not 100%.

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schlaus Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16	Thats rubbish, I was kind of banking on getting maternity pay for 12 months as do not want to go back to work after 9 months it seems far too early Do not think with hubby's job it'd be possible for him to take 6 months off and as he is the breadwinner definately would not able to afford to live! x

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mrsraggle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Birmingham/South Staffs Posts: 9,092	Booo, I was hoping for 12 months!!!

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Jaxvipe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 768	I wish i got maternity leave, at my company we dont. i have been saving all of my PTO for like 2 years and thats only 4 weeks so i will have to take 2 weeks unpaid. And has for OH he doesnt get anything unless he takes his PTO

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jessndoug Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego, Ca, USA Posts: 720	wow!!! are you all serious....i hear you all saying we only get 6 months and things like that. thats still alot more than I get. i get 6 weeks and if you have a C section you get 8 weeks tops!!! wow....maybe we should move

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