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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
seriously ??? 0 weeks for maternity leave ??? crikey.  that's insane to me. here for the first 2 children it's 16 weeks, split into 6 weeks before the birth and 10 after, but it can be lengthened for medical reasons if your pregnancy is not going well. and fathers can take 14 days off for a single birth or 21 days for a multiple birth.
starting with the third child, it is lengthened to 26 weeks : 8 before, 18 after. |
Seriously. She had to take sick leave in order to get paid. This results in teachers (and others with no maternity leave) going back to work way to soon, before their bodies are ready. Luckily for her, I was here and she had no babysitting worries. I still remember the panic I felt when I had to go back to work, leaving my precious with someone I did not know well.