Mandy Kwasnica and her husband so desperately wanted to adopt they were ready to sink all of their money (and then some) into making their dream a reality. “Adoption is very, very expensive, but we knew in our hearts that this was the right move we were making,” recalls the manager of mortgage sales support at […]
Manulife Financial Corp. is increasing its family leave support for Canadian employees, providing 20 weeks of paid maternity leave and 12 weeks of paid parental and adoption leave, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Canadian employees and their dependants also now have access to full gender affirmation coverage for both surgical and non-surgical treatments, as well as […]
Saskatchewan is proposing an increase to maternity and adoption leaves, calling the suggested changes the longest time off in the country. A bill introduced in the legislature would allow new mothers to take 19 weeks off, one week more than they get now. The proposal would also align parental leave with new federal standards of 59 […]
Lowe’s Companies Inc. is enhancing its maternity and parental leave benefits and adding adoption assistance for eligible American employees in light of the new U.S. tax reforms. Full-time hourly and salaried U.S. employees will receive 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and two weeks of paid parental leave; an adoption assistance benefit to cover up to $5,000 of the […]
Walmart is expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits, adding a new adoption benefit, increasing its starting salary and providing a one-time cash bonus for eligible American employees in light of the new U.S. tax reforms. The expanded parental and maternity leave policy will provide full-time, hourly U.S.-based employees in with 10 weeks of paid maternity leave […]