Youare still entitled to 18 weeks’ parental leave. This will be based on your normal working week, so if you usually work two days per week you will get 18 weeks at this rate (a total of 36 days’ leave). You are entitled to time off for dependants in
MaternityLeave is up to 17 Weeks Off. A pregnant employee in Ontario is entitled to take 17 weeks off work. This is unpaid time off. If you have taken all 17 weeks of leave and are still pregnant, you may continue on maternity leave until the baby is born. You may take a leave shorter than 17 weeks if you wish.
Duringyour pregnancy and up until the end of your maternity leave is known as a Protected Period (s18 (6) EqA 2010) where you are protected from unfavourable treatment. Forcing you to cut short your maternity leave in order to take annual leave certainly amounts to unfavourable treatment. Similarly, so would losing the leave or
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