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How to decide between 12 and 18 month parental leaves

By Allison Venditti (October 25, 2022) Canadian parents have the choice of taking the standard (12 month) parental leave or an extended (18 month) leave. Although it’s great to have options, how does one choose? Here are four things to consider when deciding what length of parental leave is right for you. Know that you […]

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The way to fix your company’s maternity leave program is not top-up

Women keep leaving. Small employers. Big employers. No one is doing it right. I surveyed over 1000 Canadian women. They worked for: small companies, unionized companies, big banks, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, profit, non-profit, all of it. The message was clear — the way you handle maternity leave is broken.

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