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HR How long do you have to work after Mat leave
I have looked high and low.. is there a set period that you have to work after maternity leave, so that you dont have to pay for your benifits or time off.... Before you quit?
At my moms work the girl came back for 13 days and then put in her 2 weeks. Does it depend on the company or is there a set amount of days.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: HR How long do you have to work after Mat leave
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This exactly!
It varies by company policy and the requirements of the insurance co that pays the mat benefits.
This. My old company was a months notice, I'm not sure about my new one.
This.
Also agree that it's an extremely crappy thing to do to work the system to get benefits intended for people returning to work because you feel you are entitled to some kind of special severance.
She's not, she's following company policies and giving proper notice, just like anyone else would do if they were leaving the company for any reason.
Ditto. I have been in HR for 11 yrs and it varies from company to company.
If she were leaving "for any reason" then she would give the standard 2 weeks notice (or whatever is standard in her field).
She's asking because she wants to take several months paid time off work, have her company hold her job for her with the understaning that she's coming back, and then quit a few days later. Tacky.
I mean, let's call a duck a duck here, right?
I'm sick of this debate.
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Tee-hee.
It begs the question, "So what exactly does a company have to *do* if they don't want women who aren't planning on coming back to take voluntarily provided maternity benefits and then quit?"
Oh wait...not provide them, that sounds way easier. And people wonder what leap of logic makes working mothers irritated about people who take maternity benefits and don't return.
I have to agree. Companies put policies in place to try to protect themselves from this type of thing, but it doesn't make it right to take advantage of them. The more people that abuse the system the less benefits working mothers will have and the more stringent policies will become. That is just the truth of the matter. Companies aren't going to keep offering maternity benefits, which are OPTIONAL for them to offer in the first place, if people are only using it to make it easier to quit. Unless there is a question in your mind that you might return, have some dignity and be honest with your employer.
It was 30 days at my old company. Not sure about this one. I do wonder this as well but for my own reasons. Not because I want to quit and become a SAHM as i would have to get another job. But if I come back from leave and the company dinamics haven't changed then I will most likely be leaving. My 'boss' will begin working from New York (I am in UT) in september and the way things are now (with her actually on Mat leave) is not acceptable. I really like her which is why I'm not just up and leaving while she is gone (and when she comes back it'll be my turn to be on Mat leave) as that would screw up her whole program. But if the other people in the department don't start treating me with respect (I am an Admin assistant) then I will not stay here once she leaves in September.
Is there a reason you want to quit or do you just want to be a SAHM. I think this is an important question to ask before jumping down your throat about it.