statutory leaves of absence

the employment standards act of ontario includes the following provisions for unpaid, job-protected pregnancy and/or parental leave:

• pregnancy leave of up to 17 weeks for birth mothers;
• parental leave of up to 63 weeks for new parents, or up to 61 weeks for birth mothers who also take pregnancy leave.

to be eligible for pregnancy leave, you must have started employment at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 at least 13 weeks before the date the baby is expected to be born (the "due date").

to be eligible for parental leave, you must have been employed by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 for at least 13 weeks before commencing the leave.

information about your right to take pregnancy and/or parental leave is available in the ontario government’s guide to the employment standards act.

the federal employment insurance act provides eligible employees with maternity and/or parental benefits that may be payable to the employee during an esa pregnancy and/or parental leave. information about your eligibility for employment insurance benefits during a pregnancy and/or parental leave is available through the government of canada.

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has supplemental top-up benefits for pregnancy and/or parental leaves. to learn about top-up benefits available and to determine if you qualify, please refer to the appropriate collective agreement or university policy.

• collective agreements 
• workplace leaves of absence (non-union employees)  

upon receipt of your leave of absence form, our human resources administrator will send you the top-up agreement to sign.

• note: in order to be eligible for the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 top-up benefit, an employee must be in receipt of employment insurance benefits.

top-up payments will not be made until the employee provides documentation confirming their receipt of maternity/parental ei benefits.

documentation required: this information is available online in your “my service canada account”.  go to your “my latest claim” screen, which outlines the weekly ei benefit rate (before tax) and the waiting period, if any. 

• note:  due to service canada and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 payroll processing timelines, even a timely application may result in delayed top-up payments.

employees who take a pregnancy and/or parental leave will be entitled to pension, health, disability and other benefits, provided the employee is eligible for (and is participating in) these benefits and they continue to contribute their normal share of the cost. upon receipt of your leave of absence form, our hr administrator will send you this information in the form of a benefit continuation letter.

• employer paid benefits
  • for the duration of the leave, the university will continue green shield extended health, dental, and basic group life insurance.

• employee paid benefits
  • this includes long-term disability (ltd), and optional life insurances.
  • employees wishing to continue participation in any of these, must complete and return their benefit continuation letter prior to the start of their leave.

while on pregnancy and/or parental leave the employee has the option to continue their pension contributions. the university will continue to match pension contributions only if the employee contributes their portion.

these will continue to accrue while on pregnancy and/or parental leave in accordance with the esa.