I'm sort of leaving DU at the end of the day....

Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 07:34 AM
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I'm sort of leaving DU at the end of the day....

for 5 weeks. :D Going on paternity leave, so I won't be at my computer nearly as much.

Yay 5 weeks off work :woohoo: :bounce:

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RumpusCat

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:17 AM
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1. Woo-hoo!

Have a fun five weeks with your new bundle of... well, poo mostly, but also sweetness and light and whatnot. :hi:

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:38 AM
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4. He'll be 4 months old in two days.

So there's not so much poo anymore :D

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Ravenseye

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:20 AM
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2. Educate me...

5 weeks paternity leave...is it paid? Is it standard up there, or is it your company? What's the dealie yo?

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:36 AM
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3. It's paid to 70% of my salary by the Qu�bec government.

Edited on Thu Aug-31-06 08:37 AM by Bassic

This only works in Qu�bec, although the rest of Canada can divide the standard one year parental leave between the mother and the father (so can we). Qu�bec sort of runs it's own version of the program and added an extra 5 week paternity leave that does not reduce the duration of the regular parental leave. I get 5 weeks, my wife still gets her full year.

This rocks so damn much! :headbang:

Edit: My company does not give me a percentage of my salary though. It gives 10% to mothers, but shit all to fathers. Yay for equality.

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Ravenseye

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Thu Aug-31-06 10:40 AM
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10. cool

So the company doesn't pay your 70% directly, that comes from the gov't, and the company is required to hold your position right? cool. Though I wonder how much the company get's taxed directly for that...whether there are exceptions for small business, etc. (I'm a small business owner...If I had to pay an employee for that long to not work I'd go under)

Very cool though. Enjoy your time home with the new critter. I think 1 year is great for at least one parent (generally the mother so she can breastfeed without pumping, recover from the birth, etc) I bet after 5 months though you're gonna be dying to go back to work. ;) Unless you hate your job.

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 10:46 AM
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11. My company does not contribute anythig more than their regular income tax.

Edited on Thu Aug-31-06 10:47 AM by Bassic

They won't even give the 10% of my salary that they give to women who take parental leave. Cheap bastards. :grr:

Edit: I know I already mentionend that, but I'm very annoyed by that and it helps. :)

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Haole Girl

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:45 AM
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5. Enjoy!

Five weeks! Consider yourself fortunate that you have a country with programs such as that. Nowhere. at least that I've ever worked, in the US, provides such a great benefit. Funny story: When I only had 2 weeks of vacation, my in-laws who were visiting from Germany kept asking "How many weeks vacations do you have?" After the 5th time, I finally said, "I'm serious-- I get two weeks...and that's all!" They just couldn't grasp the concept.

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:48 AM
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7. Yeah, I also only get 2 weeks vacation.

God I wish we did things like they do in Europe.

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Evergreen Emerald

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:45 AM
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6. Congrats to both

the baby and the 5 weeks! Lucky you.

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 08:48 AM
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8. Thank you!

Yes, I am lucky. :) :hi:

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 10:31 AM
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9. This is pretty good.

4 replies is better than I thought. This is one great day! :woohoo:

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ThomCat

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Thu Aug-31-06 10:50 AM
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12. Please come back with Pictures!

Get some rest some time in the next 5 weeks. :P

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Bassic

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Thu Aug-31-06 01:25 PM
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13. I got loads of pictures, just not online. I guess I should

set up a photobucket account or something.

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