It really is.
For those interested in the specifics....
17 weeks for the mother only
35 for mother and/or father (yes you can take it concurrently)
This is a good deal. Canada's EI (like the U.S. unemployment benefits) pays
$413 a week Canadian dollars. My employer will bump this up to 930f my
current salary.
Not bad for a bit of a spazzy country ;-)
-Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Timpe, Jim [mailto:Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: March 12, 2003 10:46 AM
To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [OM] Goodbye for now
Sensitivity: Private
Happy parenting to you. Quite the maternity package, I must say....
-----Original Message-----
From: William Clark
Just wanted to say goodbye, sort of, to the best list going. Here in Canada
parents of new kids (we have a new 3 month old son to go with our 2.5 year
old daughter) can take up to a year off with their kids. And since my
employer will top-up to 930f my pay (employment insurance takes care of
the rest) I have decided to take off until October. I will rejoin at my
home email (pambill@xxxxxxxxxxxx) and get the digest. Gotta stay informed
of everything OM (and the new 4/3rds thing). I hope that takes off!!!!
sigh...
So see you all around!!!!
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