Falling Leaves

subjected to a further increase. The Children and Families Act has given parents the option, subject to eligibility, to take maternity leave, together with ordinary paternity leave, or to take Shared Parental Leave (SPL), (Stevens, M. 2015). In order to be eligible to enter the SPL system, both parents must satisfy a two-stage test. The parent that wants to share parental leave with the child’s mother has to fulfil what is called an ‘employment and earnings’ meaning they must have worked for any…

decision I could have ever made. Keeping misty. Yes, misty does come with responsibilities such as waking up in the middle of the night at 3, 4 or even 5 in the morning to take her out to potty. She will whine until you take her out. Waking up early to leave water and food for her is another thing I have to do and after being up at 3 in the morning, no one wants to be up by 6:30 am. For her I would do that and more. She is fun in so many ways and such a good pup. We go for jeep rides and she…

issues with the Family Medical Leave Act Introduction The Family Medical Leave Act was adopted in 1993 and is also known as the FMLA. The United States Department of Labor defines the Family Medical Leave Act (n.d) as “FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.” A employee may…

for a new born? Well, because we live in a country that offers only twelve weeks of unpaid parental leave, meaning that parents can take up twelve weeks without having the fear of losing their jobs, but parents don’t get income in those twelve weeks. That’s it. America is a first world country that does not support their families. America is one of two countries that don’t offer paid parental leave, New Guinea, a third world country being…

changing your armpits looked a little swollen.” I started to get scared, so I looked at my armpits and saw that they were huge. I looked back at James and Juan and said “you guys need to leave before you get infected.” They both said insinc “but you will die.” I said “remember what we agreed on?” They finally agreed to leave, and they were gone before night. When I went back into the cave, The skeleton man was there, and right then I realized why he was there, he was there to show me how much…

cons of unions in the workplace. Labor laws were put in place to protect the employees and to set the rules and regulations in the workplace between employers and employees. The Family Leave Act of 1993 (FLMA) was enacted by the Federal Government and put in place to guarantee employees up to 12 unpaid weeks of leave for medical and family emergencies. For example if an employee gets sick and needs to take some time off of work or time off to care for a sick relative. This law was put in…

must first request that a requested leave be categorized as FMLA and that it is not the employer’s responsibility to determine whether or not the leave would be eligible for FMLA coverage. It is true…

“Only 8% of workers in private sectors benefit from paid leave” (Sylvia Guendelman 1). If you work, you should be able to take time off to take care of a newborn, both mothers and fathers. Not having paid leave makes people lead towards not being able to take time off, especially for men. All states need to have paid leave for women and men who have just had a child. If parents take time off and spend it with their child, it creates a stable home environment for the baby. The amount of times…

Any expecting, working mothers can relate to the stress of having a child, then having going back to work right after giving birth or having to worry about unpaid maternity leave. “The U.S. is the only developed nation that does not ensure a parent can be home with a new child and put food on the table for at least a block of weeks”. The first weeks of a baby’s life are priceless, a time when the parents should be bonding with the baby and properly caring for them, as well as recovering from the…

Canadian provinces have jurisdiction in a number of areas, including employment. Employment regulations are a shared federal and provincial responsibility. The majority of workers—up to 90 percent of them—are covered by provincial, rather than federal, law. As a result, payroll regulations and employment standards vary as you move across the country. Perhaps the most unique province is Quebec. Of course, the gulf between Quebec and the rest of Canada can mean confusion when it comes to payroll…