For example: Mine is 6-8 weeks at 67% of your base pay and the 6 or 8 is whatever the doc requires you to be off. 6 weeks is standard for a vaginal delivery and 8 is standard for a C-Section. But you can have up to 12 weeks off because of the Family Medical Leave Act, just not necessarily paid. I had been working at a bank...and there it was based on how long you had worked there...I had been there 6 years and I was to the point I could have had the whole 12 weeks off paid at 100%. Just shows how different it can be depending on where you work. I wish I could have had a baby while I was still at the bank....would have been nice.
My leave depended on the type of delivary I had. Vaginal was 6 weeks of 60% percent pay or c-section 8 weeks @ 60% paid. I also used my vaca time so I was only off for 3 weeks w/out pay.
Maternity leave where I work is 12 weeks unpaid. I had 40 hours of vacation time saved up, and instead of just giving it to me in one single check, the sent me four different checks. One having a grand total balance of $4.60! What's the point, honestly??
Where i work the maternity leave is not the greatest we get two weeks paid and can take up to 12 unpaid, but seriously who can afford to do that these days?
I'm a teacher, and our maternity leave is taken out of our sick days. A typical vaginal delivery is 6 weeks paid, and a c-section is 8 weeks. My doctor gave me an extra two weeks because even though I had a vaginal delivery, I had third degree tearing. One of those extra two weeks was spring break, and teachers don't get paid for that anyway, so it was a moot point.
Then you get the option of going back or taking the rest of the school year off unpaid. I decided to stay home for the rest of the year with my LO. I can't imagine going back just yet!
Re: What is you leave at work?
Minimum maternity leave should be 6 weeks.
Heather, 9 Months To Planet
I just wondering your benfits, is it paid, un paid? Does your health insureance is payed for?
I'm a teacher, and our maternity leave is taken out of our sick days. A typical vaginal delivery is 6 weeks paid, and a c-section is 8 weeks. My doctor gave me an extra two weeks because even though I had a vaginal delivery, I had third degree tearing. One of those extra two weeks was spring break, and teachers don't get paid for that anyway, so it was a moot point.
Then you get the option of going back or taking the rest of the school year off unpaid. I decided to stay home for the rest of the year with my LO. I can't imagine going back just yet!