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Parental leave in Canada is paid by Employment Insurance not the employer.
by muizelaar 8y ago
Parental leave in Canada is paid by Employment Insurance not the employer.
- otoburb 8y agoTrue, but Canadian firms also compete with one another for talent, and many top firms (presumably more applicable to a whiteshoe law firm) offer "top up" the employe's parental leave salary to X% -- the best I've seen is 80%, but perhaps competing for top talent employers could offer up to 100%. In this instance, both the government and the employers are shouldering that cost.
- sandworm101 8y agoExactly. Many law firms in Canada ensure paternity leave pays out at 100% of salary. Lawyers, like a great many other professions, also come with additional costs. Her dues, her training, insurance, her benefits package, all were paid. Not to mention, when she returns, it is at salary similar to what she would have expected had she stayed. So now they have a new attorney with no experience outside of law school, being paid the equivalent of one with 2+ year experience. All these costs add up.