Maternity Leave in Ontario

[SaugaBoss]

I just got hired with a company but it is a bank I will be working there for almost 6 months shy of maybe 2 weeks when my baby is born! will i still receive any benefits.?
I start this month and my due date is July 23.

i am working at BMO as a call center agent


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[scylla]

Will you be able to accumulate at least 600 hours of paid work?

 

[wilson]

I just got hired with a company but it is a bank I will be working there for almost 6 months shy of maybe 2 weeks when my baby is born! will i still receive any benefits.?
I start this month and my due date is July 23.

i am working at BMO as a call center agent


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Hi,
From Settlement org website:
To be eligible for maternity or parental benefits you must show:

You are losing 40% or more of your weekly income;
You have worked 600 hours or more during the last 52 weeks or since your last claim; and
When you expect your baby to be born, the date your baby was born, or when your adopted child was placed with you.
Only mothers can be eligible for maternity benefits.

To find detailed information about who is eligible for maternity and parental benefits,
Please look in the below givenlink:
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4001148

 

[Nitma]

I just got hired with a company but it is a bank I will be working there for almost 6 months shy of maybe 2 weeks when my baby is born! will i still receive any benefits.?
I start this month and my due date is July 23.

i am working at BMO as a call center agent


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Hi,

Hope this is useful to you.......Please go thru this...

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/special.shtml

Nitma

 

[SaugaBoss]

i need some advice.

i basically got 2 job offers.

one at BMO as a call center rep the pay is not too good, full time position.

another at Maple Leaf Foods for their corporate office for a 1 year maternity leave contract but with benefits and i can apply to other positions after my contract. the pay is better than BMO

the only thing is obviously i am pregnant and due in July. i know maple leaf cant discriminate and i dont have a belly yet... can maple leaf let me go though bc it was a contract. if i get this job i am not going to take 1 year off maybe just a month or two. really confused. i dont want to burn bridges with maple leaf and i know 100% if i tell them the truth they wont hire me!

 

[Nitma]

i need some advice.

i basically got 2 job offers.

one at BMO as a call center rep the pay is not too good, full time position.

another at Maple Leaf Foods for their corporate office for a 1 year maternity leave contract but with benefits and i can apply to other positions after my contract. the pay is better than BMO

the only thing is obviously i am pregnant and due in July. i know maple leaf cant discriminate and i dont have a belly yet... can maple leaf let me go though bc it was a contract. if i get this job i am not going to take 1 year off maybe just a month or two. really confused. i dont want to burn bridges with maple leaf and i know 100% if i tell them the truth they wont hire me!

If i were you, i would go in for a full time job and not the contract.
Since, I think you will only get the EI benefits from Govt even though you opt for Maple Leaf or BMO..so why take up the contract job, when u got a full time job.
You will for sure be in good comfort that even after you return from maternity(say after 2/3/4 months) that your position is safe and after taking all the benefits and returning after maternity leave, you can try for any other jobs which pay you more than this and settle for that, if you want....

This is soley my personal opinion as a woman.

 

[SaugaBoss]

If i were you, i would go in for a full time job and not the contract.
Since, I think you will only get the EI benefits from Govt even though you opt for Maple Leaf or BMO..so why take up the contract job, when u got a full time job.
You will for sure be in good comfort that even after you return from maternity(say after 2/3/4 months) that your position is safe and after taking all the benefits and returning after maternity leave, you can try for any other jobs which pay you more than this and settle for that, if you want....

This is soley my personal opinion as a woman.

i know what u mean i just really want to work for Mapleleaf bc its a good company and i get better experience than a call center rep. but i feel like i am burning a bridge bc i am pregnant and will have to take a couple months off :-\ :-\

 

[Nitma]

i know what u mean i just really want to work for Mapleleaf bc its a good company and i get better experience than a call center rep. but i feel like i am burning a bridge bc i am pregnant and will have to take a couple months off :-\ :-\

If you have that burning desire to work at Maple leaf....you can always try so after your maternity leave..who knows you may get a very good pay and company better than Mapleleaf, after all your tedious labor process........

 

[scylla]

SaugaBoss -

Here's my two cents as a long time hiring manager...

If you decide to go for the contract, tell them you're pregnant before you accept. Say you're still VERY interested in the role and if they're willing to take you on knowing you will be leaving in July, you'll be thrilled to work for them and will give it your all. One year maternity contracts are very hard to fill with good people (I know from first hand experience). So the worst thing you can do to a hiring manager is not tell them you can't do the entire thing and suddenly drop this bombshell a few months in. This is the sort of behaviour that's regarded as professionally unethical and can get you blacklisted from companies.

While Toronto may seem like a very big place now, it's amazing how small it is when it comes to the working world and checking references with old employers.

So I would recommend that you go for what you want! First talk with Maple Leaf and tell them you're pregnant. Like you said in your original message, there's always a chance they'll say yes. Tell them you have another job lined up but would prefer to work for them - and tell them why. If this falls through, then you can always go for the call centre roll.

Good luck!

 

[SaugaBoss]

SaugaBoss -

Here's my two cents as a long time hiring manager...

If you decide to go for the contract, tell them you're pregnant before you accept. Say you're still VERY interested in the role and if they're willing to take you on knowing you will be leaving in July, you'll be thrilled to work for them and will give it your all. One year maternity contracts are very hard to fill with good people (I know from first hand experience). So the worst thing you can do to a hiring manager is not tell them you can't do the entire thing and suddenly drop this bombshell a few months in. This is the sort of behaviour that's regarded as professionally unethical and can get you blacklisted from companies.

While Toronto may seem like a very big place now, it's amazing how small it is when it comes to the working world and checking references with old employers.

So I would recommend that you go for what you want! First talk with Maple Leaf and tell them you're pregnant. Like you said in your original message, there's always a chance they'll say yes. Tell them you have another job lined up but would prefer to work for them - and tell them why. If this falls through, then you can always go for the call centre roll.

Good luck!

i know that is what i am totally afraid of! it seems unethical but it is legal i called the Ontario Human rights commission. My contract is from March 2011 to around March/April 2012! I only plan on taking 1-3 months off. So in a sense I would only fall short maybe 1-3 months into the contract. i actually told BMO the truth today bc i have to see a specialist this month and it would conflict with my hours. I wanted to see what BMO will say in return by me telling them the truth! then if its not a bad outcome i might tell maple leaf. i just want the experience at maple leaf even if in actually I only do Minimum of 3 months.


i really appreciate both of your advice!