Has anyone gotten started on their maternity leave plan for work?
I'm working on mine. So far I have the following elements to it:
1. Expected dates of maternity leave
2. Important projects/events that will happen during that time
3. A list of all the items I will prepare in advance before going on leave and where they will be saved
4. A contact policy on how I can best be contacted during leave
5. List of all my job duties with options on who could cover each duty
Anything I'm missing?
I'm a STM. After first maternity leave, my boss and coworkers were really impressed by how well I planned out the leave. BUT, I'm in a totally new job now. My last job was very predictable, and I pretty much just did all of my work in advance. My new job is very unpredictable, and there is very little that I can do in advance so someone is going to have to cover it. I want to make it as easy as possible on my coworkers (whom I LOVE!), but that isn't so easy here.
What are you doing at work to plan your maternity leave?
Re: Maternity Leave Plan
- Call my boss 2 weeks before I am supposed to come back and tell him to eat a bag of d*cks.
Thanks for nothing, jackass. I can't wait.@strickland8052 Do you have to contact a lot of people as a part of your job? If so, a list of key contacts, names, email, phone, their relationship to the job/you could be helpful.
I am about to rotate into a new role next week, so no idea what my plan is yet. But last time, I did the same as you.
I had the first of probably many meetings about this today. We focused on the “who takes what” part. Once that is well established we will move to the “what”.
Your list looks good! Are you in a job with clients? I know that how/when to inform clients is an important one for me.
Also do you have direct reports? That’s another one I didn’t have to deal with last time but now need to figure out and communicate well!
Canadian here- I think I am taking the 12 months but debating the 18 ... I am under the impression that even with the extra 6 months you're getting the same compensation as 12 just stretched out longer, is this correct @panaceia @alliecourcel ?? My work allows me to take up to 6 extra months unpaid leave after the 12 months is up so that's an option too.
My employer has maternity leave plans so I have already done this rodeo once. I notified my HR benefits person and will go over the contract in spring. I plan on taking vacation time to be off by end of June and Mat leave officially starting mid July. I don't need to prep much, just will have to train the person who is temp'ing in my position. HR will find that person and we'll be good to go!
@alliecourcel I'm a little nervous about being away for so long, but I know my job is totally safe and secure so I just have to keep reminding myself that once my mat leave starts my job is no longer my responsibility until I return to work. I do love my job though so I find it hard being away.
Hooray for your awesome boss! And hooray for paternity leave and for dads who take the full amount offered!!!!!!!
So yeah, I may be doing the f you work, enjoy finding an MRI tech who is willing to put up with your BS! I would absolutely miss my friend, but she’s the only thing keeping me there right now.
I will have a talk with my boss at some point, but my leave should be pretty easy to cover. I have a pretty easy boss, too, so I don’t need to have it all figured out. It’s nice having some flexibility.
I am trying to figure out who (if anyone) can cover my projects. My boss and I will meet to transition clients.
With my first I stopped working 2 weeks before my due date as per company disability policy at the time.
With my second I worked up until I delivered.
With my third I couldn't bear working anymore around 38.5 weeks and announced I was starting my leave then (she was born right at 39 so I only had 3 days "off").
This time I'm still trying to figure it out. I feel like such garbage I'm ready to stop working now, TBH.
The other thing to think about is how your husband requests that leave. I know people who's partners put themselves out on the due date, baby is a week or 10 days late and then boom, your time with husband at home with baby is cut in half. Kevin's telling them the due date, but with the deal that he'll keep coming into work and those days will shift until I go into labor.