Mat Leave Alberta 2016

I am 5 weeks pregnant now and i was looking up info about mat leave in alberta.

Mat leave alberta 2016. To get a paid mat leave you have to have. Turns out i am not eligible for it. You only need 120 insured hours to qualify for benefits because you ll get a one time credit. There are certain rules around who can get parental leave and when.

You have to work at your job for 52 weeks 1 year and by the time i give birth i have only been working at my current job for 9 months. The length of maternity leave is 16 weeks and the maximum length of parental leave is 62 weeks. Parental leave starts after maternity leave. Employer obligations for maternity leave and parental leave.

A pregnant employee is entitled to up to 62 consecutive weeks of parental leave. However an alberta employer can ask a pregnant employee to provide certain. Parental leave is an unpaid leave that a parent can take following the birth of a child. Employees with less than 90 days of employment may still be granted leave.

I m on mat leave until feb. Adoptive parents can also take parental leave following adoption. Am i allowed to leave canada while receiving ei maternity or parental benefits. Alberta law regarding maternity leave in alberta employers are legally required to continue paying the health related part of maternity leave benefit premiums if they pay for employee benefit premiums when their employees are sick.

Policies surrounding the extended leave which allows parents to take either 12 or 18 collective months off work to care for a child are still slightly up in the air. Questions about maternity leave. Do i have still get my ei benefits if i came back before my the end of mat leave let say nov. This includes long term leaves of absence such as maternity leave and parental leave.

Maternity leave benefits are payments given to mothers who can t work because they re pregnant or have recently given birth. 25 2016 then i m having a baby on april 2016 i m was pregnant when my baby was 4 months. 1 800 529 3742 and pressing 0 to speak with a representative. Also that s only for an unpaid mat leave anyways.

On january 1 2018 alberta s minimum standards of employment changed. The following changes will be in effect for 1 year and could apply to you. Your employer must give you a minimum number of weeks for maternity parental and adoption leave. Parental leave benefits are payments given to parents who are caring for a newborn or newly adopted child.

However if you leave the country please let us know by calling 1 800 206 7218 tty. Employees are eligible for maternity or parental leave if they ve been employed at least 90 days with the same employer. The code ensures that employees can take time off work for numerous reasons and return to their job without concern.