Returning to work after 12 months' maternity leave
Posted Oct 8, 2012, 7:19 AM UTC
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Hahaha! Yes. First week back for me last week after 15 weeks off. I was really glad I documented everything so well for the folks who had to perform my key responsibilities while I was gone! After a year, I can only imagine...
Good luck!
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Are you in Norway or Canada or elsewhere? I've heard they have 12 month maternity leave. In the States we only get 12 weeks max.
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Australia. We get 18 weeks of minimum wage paid by the government, and my employer offers 28 weeks at half pay. We are also entitled 12 months unpaid leave.
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Wow!
'Merica Fuck Us!
I have to work at my job for 12 consecutive months before I am even entitled to FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) which protects my job while I am taking time off for a medical condition (giving birth). And even then, it only holds my job for me for 12 weeks max.
Employer offers absolutely no pay. I can collect on Short Term Disability though which is half of my pay for 6 weeks. So 3 full weeks of pay. And I have to return back to work 8 weeks after giving birth or else they can fire me.
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for those of you wondering, i'll just leave this here. basically, the US is awful for maternity leave. everyone else has it really great. makes my blood boil.
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Good luck, Im sure it will all come back to you----eventually ;)
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I went back a month ago after 12 months off. I know exactly how you feel.
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I go back in one week. I figure since my coworkers have managed to keep things running for a year without me it will take some time before I actually have a full workload.
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Unless they have been counting the hours to your return, lol! People could not wait to hand things back to me. I was really hoping that they would ask to keep at least some of the tasks. Alas...
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12 months!? Where are you from? I only get 6 weeks...
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I only got 6 weeks as well! I need to find a place with 12 months! I was so not ready to go back after 6 weeks. ( I was even back part time at 4 weeks!)
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Probably Canada....
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Australia. It's 12 months unpaid, but you can get 18 weeks of minimum wage, and my employer offers 28 weeks at half pay.
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Oh man I wanted to go back part time in September for this reason but they changed how they do Parental leave in August which would've punished me for working a few hours a week. They just changed it back last week (or give you the option to change back) and I'm trying to find out if I can do part time now or I have to wait till the date they gave in January to start. UGH!!!
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Wow.. I get 4 weeks, unpaid.. I'm using my two weeks of vacation time to get me through.. I need to move I think..
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Oh man, I feel this. Took twelve months mat leave, then quit my job and went to school for another 6 months and found a new job after 2 months. Re-entering the job force is intimidating!
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12 months....you are so lucky!