OK I have a question. My husband is taking leave and I am not. Obviously he will only be taking the parental leave portion (about 9 months) and does not qualify for the maternity leave portion.
The complication is that his work is very seasonal and he typically works a ton of overtime over the Christmas season. He doesn't want to lose that extra income this year (or stress his employer by missing the busy season). So can he take 4.5 months off, then go back to work (suspending his EI benefits), keep all the money he makes while he's back at work, then go back on EI and take the rest of the parental leave? Or does he need to take it all at once? And how would we even go about arranging that with Service Canada?
OK I have a question. My husband is taking leave and I am not. Obviously he will only be taking the parental leave portion (about 9 months) and does not qualify for the maternity leave portion.
The complication is that his work is very seasonal and he typically works a ton of overtime over the Christmas season. He doesn't want to lose that extra income this year (or stress his employer by missing the busy season). So can he take 4.5 months off, then go back to work (suspending his EI benefits), keep all the money he makes while he's back at work, then go back on EI and take the rest of the parental leave? Or does he need to take it all at once? And how would we even go about arranging that with Service Canada?
I would call service Canada and ask them that.
This. I *think* they would just not pay him EI but his parental leave wouldn't be extended by that time. I would definitely call or go into a service Canada to ask.
Oh! Thought of another question.. When is everyone planning to start their leave?
My last day of work will be May 31, but we've decided to just take the few weeks until baby arrives as unpaid leave. We've been preparing for that since we found out we were expecting. I'll start maternity leave once this little guy makes his debut.
I didn't even think of taking unpaid leave before maternity leave, what a good plan. Guess I need to do a little more planning for myself. Seriously appreciate all the help !
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I would call service Canada and ask them that.
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unless there is is a reason I can take a medical leave earlier.
I'll take unpaid and then my holidays will be added to the back end of my leave to get a little extra time with baby.