Hi everybody,
Not really "health" related, but don’t know where else to find the information…
I just recently delivered my first son at the beginning of January. I’m on maternity leave from my long-time job, with my parental leave following my maternity. (I should maybe mention I’m located in Ontario, Canada? Not sure if that makes a difference in how maternity/parental leave works).
Now, out of curiousity, if I were to get pregnant again during my leave, how would that work? In order to claim maternity/parental leave the first time, it is based on the past 600 hours you worked. If I were to be pregnant again, I would be due right around the same time I am due to return to work. So, technically, I would not have 600 hours in the past 52 weeks. Would this mean I would not qualify for maternity or parental benefits? Or would they simply do the average over the past two years (as they will sometimes do if you had less than 600 hours in the past 52 weeks) and do the average of that, therefor granting me the same maternity/parental benefits I have now?
Has anybody here been in that situation, where they have had two babies about a year apart? Were you given maternity/parental benefits?
Not really "health" related, but don’t know where else to find the information…
I just recently delivered my first son at the beginning of January. I’m on maternity leave from my long-time job, with my parental leave following my maternity. (I should maybe mention I’m located in Ontario, Canada? Not sure if that makes a difference in how maternity/parental leave works).
Now, out of curiousity, if I were to get pregnant again during my leave, how would that work? In order to claim maternity/parental leave the first time, it is based on the past 600 hours you worked. If I were to be pregnant again, I would be due right around the same time I am due to return to work. So, technically, I would not have 600 hours in the past 52 weeks. Would this mean I would not qualify for maternity or parental benefits? Or would they simply do the average over the past two years (as they will sometimes do if you had less than 600 hours in the past 52 weeks) and do the average of that, therefor granting me the same maternity/parental benefits I have now?
Has anybody here been in that situation, where they have had two babies about a year apart? Were you given maternity/parental benefits?
Any help is appreciated 

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Yuki… I’m kind of in that situation right now. I delivered a baby last June (08), next one is due in November (09). I have called the EI office, and it is clear that if you have not accumulated 600 hrs, you do not qualify for benefits. Since I’m a teacher and summer months are not considered insurable, I will not have 600 hrs. So, I’m going back to work early, and hubby will take care of baby. Not exactly what we had planned
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