https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:58:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475728 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:50:33 +0000 StrawberryBee 2475728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My company just announced yesterday that they're now giving 4 weeks paid :grin: . Before that you had to use your own time. I have STD as well.</p> <p>Edited to add that I'm in PA. FMLA runs 12 weeks, STD runs 8 weeks or 6 weeks depending on whether you have a c-section. 2 of those 6 or 8 weeks has to be your own time. So when I had E two and a half years ago I used 8 weeks of my own time, and 4 weeks of STD. If I were to get pregnant now I'd get 4 weeks paid by the company, use 4 weeks of my own time, and have 4 weeks paid through STD. Luckily I've been here forever and have accrued a ton of sick time, which doesn't expire. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475683 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:16:39 +0000 Mrs D 2475683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Michigan.</p> <p>When I had K I got 6 weeks at 60%, then another 6 weeks (FMLA) at 0%.</p> <p>With this one I get 6 weeks at 100%, then another 6 weeks at nothing (assuming another vaginal birth).</p> <p>SO is an attorney...so he can technically work from home and take whatever time off her needs so long as his clients are supported and he reaches his billable requirements for the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475679 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:12:58 +0000 Charm54 2475679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get the standard Canada mat leave , and then my employer gives me 6 weeks paid. </p> <p>DH gets no paternity leave from his work, he has to use vacation. I could split my govt parental leave with him but thats not a viable option for us for several reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475665 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:01:05 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2475665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also in Ontario Canada</p> <p>So we get 55% and I gave 5 weeks to my husband (I stayed home anyway). His employee topped up to 96%. </p> <p>I made commission so I finished work at the end of February. And then got a lump sum of my commission for what I had sold for March, April and May. inhadnt sold as much for those months as I normally would since normally you still sell for the month all month long and I was off. But it was still a nice chunk since I tried to pre sell as much as I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475645 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 07:36:47 +0000 mamabolt 2475645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get 12 weeks at 100% and another 4 to transition back to work at a reduced schedule but full pay. I work for a German company in the US. DH works for a super small law firm and has nothing official, but will take 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475595 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 03:21:04 +0000 AprilFool 2475595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't through work but do get 6 months paid from the Government and DH gets 2 weeks paternity from work. I am in Australia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475472 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:10:34 +0000 delight 2475472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sera_87: yes sorry that's correct... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475467 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:04:49 +0000 sera_87 2475467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: ummm....actually 15? weeks of that is reserved solely for the mother. the rest (35 weeks?) can be shared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475463 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:01:20 +0000 sera_87 2475463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither SO or I get a top up.</p> <p>we have a super awesome (our province has a different one than the rest of canada) paid parental/maternity leave though.</p> <p>and right now we're getting PICIC (parental insurance for critically ill children) before parental leave so we can save that for when he comes home (essentially making our leave longer than a year). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475455 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:52:46 +0000 delight 2475455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I can share 50 weeks of parental leave in Ontario. It is 55% of our pay up to a maximum (which is about 500$ weekly). I took 7 months and he took 3 months last time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475429 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:18:33 +0000 ShootingStar 2475429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get 6 or 8 weeks STD at 100%, 2 weeks maternity leave at 100%, and then I can choose to take 4 weeks of continuous vacation too. I'm only going to do 2 weeks of vacation on top of the other leave, and since I'll have a repeat c, that'll get me 12 weeks.</p> <p>DH gets 4 weeks of paternity leave and he'll take 2 weeks of vacation on top of that. All 100% paid. </p> <p>We work for tech companies and live in MA. We're lucky that we work in a competitive industry and benefits get better and better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475417 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:08:37 +0000 travellingbee 2475417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teacher, Texas, no- I am using STD and sick time and I have to pay my benefits now that my pay has run out. I can take 12 weeks unpaid. DH works for a small company so doesn't even qualify for FMLA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475385 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 20:49:23 +0000 avivoca 2475385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No and No. I live in KY. The only way I get any pay is by saving all my sick, vacation, and comp time. They are reviewing our personnel policy manual but I'm not confident that they will start offering a more attractive parental leave package. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2475377 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 20:38:59 +0000 YogiRunner 2475377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me - 6 weeks paid parental leave, combined with short term disability and PTO up to 12 weeks.</p> <p>SO - 4 weeks paid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2474943 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:51:58 +0000 Littlebit7 2474943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only got a paid leave because I live and work in NJ. DH got two weeks unpaid, and I got 6 months off thru my work/state benefits (but only a portion of the time was paid thru the state of NJ. although it was 10K when you combine STD and NJ "family bonding insurance") </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2474834 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:06:23 +0000 NCSUchick27 2474834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get 4 weeks 100% paid, and I can use STD, vacation, and sick leave for the rest of the 12 weeks of FMLA.</p> <p>DH doesn't get any paternity leave other than being able to use PTO.</p> <p>We live in Virginia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368551 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:36:33 +0000 kitty 2368551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Australia and I'm taking my mat leave as half pay over 28 weeks. I'm going back to work 12 months after I started my leave, which is when I wad 36 weeks pregnant. Im a teacher, and they will hold my job for 2 or 3 years.</p> <p>@bunnylove: I think we can still double dip as long as our babies are born before some time early next year. I am! My HR manager assisted me and he's down with all the rules. Edited to add a link that says it ends in July next year :happy: haha also just realised i misread your post and you already know this. Oops! <a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201516/ParentalLeave" rel="nofollow">http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201516/ParentalLeave</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368546 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:28:48 +0000 Mrs. Peanut 2368546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH gets only vacation time. I get only sick days. Kind of a big ball of suck all around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368540 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:22:38 +0000 AggieDaze 2368540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are very lucky and both work at huge companies in Texas.</p> <p> I get 2 weeks antepartum and 6 weeks postpartum paid thru short term disability. After that, I get an additional 6 weeks paid parental leave (this is open to mothers and fathers at the firm). </p> <p>DH's technology company just increased their paid parental leave from 2 weeks to 4 weeks. That said, the culture is so bad that I doubt dads feel like they are actually able to use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368480 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:37:38 +0000 Alivoo01 2368480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apart from STD, my company just release a maternity supplement! It covers the remaining 1/3 of my salary that STD doesn't for the concurrent 6/8 weeks. However, the 1/3 of my salary is not paid until I return to work and I receive it as a lump sum.</p> <p>They also give us 1 week paid to help cover our salaries until STD kicks in on day 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368476 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:35:16 +0000 bunnylove 2368476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I consider myself extremely fortunate. I'm in Australia so my position is held legally for a year. I get 14 weeks full pay from the hospital that I work at, which I am able to take at 28 weeks half pay. I saved up 6 weeks annual leave which is paid at 117.5% and then when that finishes, the government pays me minimum wage for 18 weeks as part of the Paid Parental Scheme (PPL). They've just changed this legislation though and while I'm eligible, they won't allow "double dipping" anymore (ie being paid by both your employer and the government). My husband is also entitled to 2 weeks pay through the government. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368450 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:08:07 +0000 lamariniere 2368450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in Austria. I'm freelance, so I can take as much as I want, but unpaid. I could have applied for a 12 month maternity fund, but I didn't since I was one of the rare people who didn't qualify. Most women get one year paid (various amounts depend on your situation). </p> <p>My DH gets 4 weeks paid and he's at an international organization. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368443 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:01:00 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2368443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They keep my job open for a year, but I do not get paid. DH has about 2 weeks paid. For maternity leave for his irm, I think it's 4 months fully paid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368427 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:47:26 +0000 ElbieKay 2368427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, 75% benefit for up to 12 weeks for primary caregivers and up to 2 weeks for secondary caregivers, depending on your tenure at the company. We just rolled this out over the summer, and I was the one who drafted the policy and got it approved.</p> <p>My husband's company has 2 weeks for secondary caregivers, but only if you have worked there for at least a year and are a certain (pretty high) level of seniority.</p> <p>We are in NYC. I work for a small tech company, and he works for a large bank. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave/page/2#post-2368413 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:37:54 +0000 Truth Bombs 2368413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get 12 weeks paid. Hubs' work is really flexible and basically lets him do what he wants. He's taking the first week totally off and then will work from home until we're ready. Fully paid. We are TN, I work for an international company, his works for a local small company. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave#post-2368383 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:24:03 +0000 mrsrain 2368383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a SAHM, but DH gets 2 weeks of paid paternity leave. Very generous and SO HELPFUL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave#post-2368381 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:22:40 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2368381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im a sahm for a little longer and DH saved comp time (overtime) to fund his and also used vacation/sick (only because they make them use sick first.) Does that count as paid? Eta I guess not, but he worked a lot of overtime, we planned this out and took longer than expected to ttc (10m actively), and he is taking about 17 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave#post-2368324 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:54:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2368324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of - no straight paid maternity leave, but I got paid maternity leave through short term disability coverage, which was 100% employer paid. It was 100% pay for 6 weeks post birth, and they also paid the elimination week, so full pay for 7 weeks. </p> <p>My husband is eligible to take 12 weeks paternity leave and it's all paid, because he's paid for the full year, regardless of leave time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave#post-2368296 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:42:32 +0000 Ms.Badger 2368296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Unless there's a reason you don't qualify (government employees often don't), state STD will pay up to four weeks before due date, 6 (vaginal) or 8 weeks (c-section) after delivery (short term disability) and an additional 6 weeks for family bonding. Your partner (if also working in california) should also get 6 weeks family bonding. All of these are paid at 60% of your salary up to some income thresh-hold. </p> <p>Your supplemental STD should top off the amount you get for the 6-8 weeks after delievery, but not the 6 weeks of bonding time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paid-matpaternity-leave#post-2368292 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:39:16 +0000 Mamasig 2368292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing - I'm in banking. You have to use sick time, STD, and FMLA </p>