Parental Leave 101

Your basic rights during and after pregnancy leave, paternity leave, and parental leave.

In honour of Women's History Month, my video series is focusing on a different women's issue in the workplace for each week of March. This past week's theme was parental leave (including maternity/pregnancy leave and paternity leave). The subjects covered included:

1. an employee's right to be kept in the loop on new opportunities and major changes affecting their role while off on leave;

2. family status accommodation of childcare needs after returning to work from leave;

3. an employee's right to choose if/when to go on leave;

4. accommodation of breastfeeding needs; and

5. reinstatement rights after returning from leave.

   
   

You can find more details on each of these points in the descriptions attached to these videos.

(Related services: parental leave policy and administration)