From barjensing@rogers.com Sun Aug 3 13:59:41 2003
From: barjensing@rogers.com (Jennifer & Barry Singer)
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 09:59:41 -0400
Subject: [Nacac-canadian-issues] Adoption Leave
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Hi,
I was wondering if some of you can share the details about your or your =
partner's parental leaves following the adoption of your child(ren). My =
husband and I will be adopting a baby internationally within the next =
month or two and I found out that my employer's parental leave is very =
different from maternity leave. In addition to the issue of time (which =
I can't do anything about as it is mandated by the government at 37 =
wks), pay is also an issue. =20
For example, my employer will top up a colleague's EI so that she makes =
90% of her salary for the first 2 wks of leave. Her EI is also topped =
up for the following 15 wks, so she makes 70% of her salary. The =
remainder of her leave is only EI. As a soon-to-be adoptive parent, I =
am only eligible for EI payments for the duration of my leave.
I feel that this is discriminatory -- as does the HR director and my =
boss. But because nobody contested this policy in the past (and because =
at his previous jobs, the HR director never dealt w/a co. that topped up =
maternity leave), I am looking to others to share their experience -- =
preferably those with companies that topped up salaries for women who =
gave birth.
Many thanks in advance.
-Jennifer
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Hi,
I was wondering if some of you can share the details =
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your or your partner's parental leaves following the adoption of your=20
child(ren). My husband and I will be adopting a baby =
internationally=20
within the next month or two and I found out that my employer's parental =
leave=20
is very different from maternity leave. In addition to the issue =
of time=20
(which I can't do anything about as it is mandated by the government at =
37 wks),=20
pay is also an issue.
For example, my employer will top up a colleague's =
EI so that=20
she makes 90% of her salary for the first 2 wks of leave. Her EI =
is also=20
topped up for the following 15 wks, so she makes 70% of her =
salary. The=20
remainder of her leave is only EI. As a soon-to-be adoptive =
parent, I am=20
only eligible for EI payments for the duration of my leave.
I feel that this is discriminatory -- as does the HR =
director=20
and my boss. But because nobody contested this policy in the past =
(and=20
because at his previous jobs, the HR director never dealt w/a co. that =
topped up=20
maternity leave), I am looking to others to share their experience -- =
preferably=20
those with companies that topped up salaries for women who gave=20
birth.
Many thanks in advance.
-Jennifer
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