2nd Trimester
Poll: How much PAID maternity leave are you taking?
Just trying to get an idea if our company is average, under-average, over-average...
we get 6-8 weeks paid (depending on c-section or not), and then we can use accrued paid time (vacation time or personal time). so for example, if i have accrued 5 weeks vacation time by the time i pop the little one out, i can take 11 weeks...but obviously, i don't want to use all my vacation time!
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Re: Poll: How much PAID maternity leave are you taking?
Mom, why are you washing my feed in the sink?!
My company is small. We get 6 weeks unpaid.
I have been approved to take an additional 2 weeks off (as vacation time) and will be rolling over 2 weeks vacation as well.
Total I will have 4 weeks paid, but only because I'm using vacation time.
It sucks, but we knew that going in. We're saving so that we have about 4 weeks of my salary available when the time comes..It sucks but that's that breaks when working for a company that only consists of 6 people...
SERIOUSLY! (and yes screaming seems appropriate)
We get 0 paid. If we sign up for short term disability during open enrollement then after 30 days we would reciever 60% of our pay. Which of course I didn't because we weren't expecting to get pregnant but did the month after open enrollment.
Other then that we're allowed to save up our PTO/sick time and use it. We've just been saving up for me to say home for a few weeks so I won't be tapped out on PTO/sick when the baby is sick.
I'm jealous of your paid leave!!
I get 6-8 weeks disablilty (65%) but NO maternity leave. Which is lame because my husband gets 2 weeks paternity leave. I have 3 weeks vacation time saved up.
Canada sounds divine.
I'm using accrued sick leave as I work in the school system. I will get five sick days back if I have a vaginal birth, if I have a c-section, then I get more sick days back. I've saved enough sick days to be able to use approximately 16 1/2 weeks and have enough left over to use when I return. That is, of course, I don't use any more sick days from now on. So far I have been pretty lucky not to have to use them.
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
We don't get the year paid at 100% of our salary, though. It's paid by the government, so we get I think 55% (but it might be 45% the number escapes me right now) of our salary.
Mom, why are you washing my feed in the sink?!
6-8 weeks paid- then i can use my vacation time (or up to 12 weeks un-paid)
i have 4 weeks of vacation time so i'm going to save it till the end of the year (when i'm due) and not come back until Jan 2010'
look at the birds | bless this food
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
We can take up to 12 weeks unpaid, but my boss would flip if I took that much, unless I have a c-section. I'm taking 8 weeks, and 4 of those will be covered by built-up vacation and sick leave.
Maternity leave sucks here.
Matthew Kevin
7/31/83-7/20/11
Met 1/8/00
Engaged 4/21/06
Married 9/29/07
Two beautiful legacies: Noah Matthew (2 yrs) and Chloe Marcella (8 mos)
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I get 18 weeks at 100% pay,
then 6 weeks at 55% pay.
24 weeks total. (none of that is taking sick or vacation time).
TTC#1 Chart
TTC#2 Chart
IUI #1 - #4 (repronex trigger) = BFN
IUI#5 on 10/28/2008 ** BFP 11/10/08 ** EDD 07/21/09 *** It's a GIRL (07/14/09)
med/treatment free BFP 06/28/10. EDD 03/05/11 *** GIRL #2 (02/23/11)
beta#1 @ 17dpo = 1296 .... beta#2 @ 19dpo = 3034
it's the Bug and Baby Belle!
I'm from Canada as well. We get 50 weeks paid 55% of our earnings (15 weeks maternity & 35 weeks paternity either parent can take or split) and then some business, such as mine offer a "top-up" which is an extra payout to help make your earnings closer to when working, although its still not 100%.
I also had to go off work early, so I get 15 additional weeks sick leave. So I will be off work for a total of 65 weeks with pay. After your year of pay your job is still secured for an additional year I believe if you choose to stay home with no pay. I will porbably take next summer off too with no pay if we can afford it.
Our policy is pretty much the same as yours...since I know I'm having a C-section I get the full 8; 2 wks 100% by the company, then the other 6 are 80% STD + 20% by the company. Then I can use and PTO for the remaining time I'd like off...which I have ZERO vacation, I used it for our wedding/honeymoon and I want to keep my sick days just in case I need to take days off for the baby or any illness that can arise...it will be October when I return to work.
The great thing for me is...under FMLA in DC (where I work) I can get up to 16wks of job protected leave. Although I don't plan on taking that much time ( we're thinking 12 wks) its nice to know that I have that option.
I so need to move to Canada! I get 8 weeks, which is totally not enough as far as I'm concerned!!!
6-8w paid + an additional 2 w paid that the company just started doing - so i'll have 10w paid after baby is here (having a c/s).
i also get fully paid before baby is here under STD - which does not cut into my maternity leave. That will exhaust June 22nd but the twins will be here before then (june 15th at the latest)