Comments on: Maternity and Parental Leave – Baby Expenses I

By: Francois

Francois — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:30:37 +0000

Hello,
I ll like to know if someone can answer my question. I am a father since 5 months and I ll like to take parental leave, is it possible? My girl friend, she never asks for maternity leave.
I am working for the same employer 8 years in calgary.

By: Amina

Amina — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:15:06 +0000

I’m 2months pragnent’ icant seeem to figure to out how much ill get paid for my maternity leave , imake $460.00 per week can someone please let me know .

By: aman

aman — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Hi,
I am currently 3 months pregnant. Due to pregnancy related complications, I have taken short term disability benefit for around 40 days. I will start going to office again next week. My concern is whether there is any effect of short term disability benefit payout (70% off salary in my case) on the EI benefit? While calculating the 55% of my salary for EI benefit, will it be on my immediate gross salary? What should be the minimum time for which I should be earning my last drawn salary so that I get 55% of the same and not the 55% of the already reduced salary due to STD benefit? Does the accumulation of 600 hrs apply immediately before taking the EI benefit and after STD benefit? I don’t want to end up getting 55% of STD salary which is already 70% of my gross salary.

By: Lenny

Lenny — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:12:19 +0000

Thanks I thought that was probably be the case. Are there any other programs to help mother that don’t qualify for EI?

By: Mike Holman

Mike Holman — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:48:49 +0000

@Lenny – You have to stop work in order to claim.

By: lenny

lenny — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:15:07 +0000

I have a question. My wife does not qualify for EI. Am I able to make a claim and continue to work and just have her collect the EI benefit on my behalf. Or do I have to stop work before I can claim.

By: Aamna

Aamna — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:02:07 +0000

Hi there.. If some One could help me out.. I waz working with a company before getting pregnent.. I used to get about 400-500 biweekly thn I got pregnant n continued to work the same for first 3 months.. Then it started getting difficult to work so I limit my hours and thn I used to get about 100 bucks bi weekly.. Although i hav completed 600 hours gir the benefits so u wanted to ask how much I can expect to get as my maternity benefits??

By: harry

harry — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:04:57 +0000

i am on parental leave right now, does my employer have to return my position to me when my leave is up or they allowed to give my position to someone else and let me go. my boss is telling me that if i come back they may have work for me. this is why i am asking

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:34:26 +0000

Hey guys… If anyone can help me out on this it would be much appreciated. I was working at a very stressful job that I hated for almost a year, before finding out I was pregnant about 2 months ago. Last week, I had a bit of a breakdown and told my boss I was quitting on the spot. Their response was to give me a week off to think about it.

I am wondering a bunch if things now, such as if I can go on stress leave now for a couple months, then return and immeadiatly take maternity leave, is that possible? Or if I get another job anywhere, will I still qualify for paid maternity leave eventually? Is there any other way I can some fianacial help after quitting? I tried looking at the government website about employment and stuff but couldn’t find any answers. I am a canadian citizen in alberta.

I really need some kind of help as I am only 19 and live with my man who doesn’t have a job right now (he’s on e.i taking a college course
). I’m scared.

By: Lame Dame

Lame Dame — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:42:35 +0000

Let’s say for hypothetical reasons i don’t feel like going back to work once my time is up, and i don’t want to Collect EI after my last weeks on parental leave.

I’m wondering what happens when i say I don’t want to come back.