EI/Mat Leave start date

[momofcatan]

How did you decide what your mat leave start date would be?

With my first I took a off a couple of days before my due date. I ended up going late, but enjoyed the time to lounge around/get stuff done before the baby comes.

This time around money is tight (we have savings, but I want to try to dip into them as little as possible), and I'm thinking of working until my due date (if the baby stays put that long). My due date is Thanksgiving so I'm wondering if there's a way for me to start my leave that I still get paid for thanksgiving. Would probably mean working the Tuesday after and starting leave on Wednesday. I'm starting to get a little nervous planning to work past my due date, I'm mostly concerned how hard it will be to fix dated with EI if I end up going into labour before my scheduled leave start date. Anyone have any experience with this?

[wineandcake]

With my first I planned to start my leave on Monday Feb 25th since I was anticipating a late baby, due Feb 26th. My work ended up going into a Gastro outbreak two weeks before I was due and there was no way I was going to risk getting that or cleaning puke all day so I went off then. This time I am due July 7th and I gave July 1st as my first day of leave. I live 4hrs from the hospital I'm delivering at so I wanted to have that week off so I can spend some time in town in case baby comes early. I also hold a second job in the city I'm delivering in so I may work there during that last week just to make a little bit extra cash before I go off.

[Robeano]

I went off on the 23rd of January, had my baby on the 28th. I called them to give the birth date, the lady told me that if it's within the week of going off not to worry about it.

[heavenwhip]

I went on mat leave early with my first. My due date was Sept 13 and I went on mat leave starting Aug 18th. I had a glorious month of laying around sleeping, it was awesome!! With this one, I'm due Aug 7th and I'll probably go on mat leave July 24. it will be a little different this time since I have a toddler but I'm still looking forward to having some work free time before the new tiny human arrives.

[momofcatan]

Apr 27, 2015 23:43:15 GMT -5 @alleykat05 said:

I'm starting mine the week I die but taking two weeks vacation before hand. One month tomorrow until my last day!!

1. LOL and die
2. I wish this was an option. I'm going to end up owing my company when I start leave (they'll take it off my last paycheque) because I'm taking my 10 days and then not working the full year.

[trips]

The first time around I had some vacation built up and went on leave three weeks before my due date. This time I don't have that, but I'm hoping the midwife will write me a sick note so I can leave a little early at least.

[miniwheat]

You just have to call the gov to adjust your date and I also think your HR department at work can make that adjustment for you if needed. If you were to deliver before your selected start date, the baby's birth date is the first day of mat leave. That is my understanding from my workplace mat leave documents. I think you would need to be on payroll the day following the Thanksgiving stat day to be paid for it. I would check if taking a vacation day the Tuesday would count or not.

[kasiaskis]

Baby is due July 30 and I am taking my vacation July 20-31. My leave will start immediately after that whether or not baby is here. I will miss out getting paid for the stat in August, but I would rather be off earlier than to reschedule my vacation time to get the stat.

[daffy2k]

momofcatan, I am just seeing this now. Is your company asking for a set start date for Mat Leave? You could just wait to apply until you actually take your leave, that way you wouldn't have to worry about changing the date. The only problem with that is that you would then potentially need to worry about applying for your Mat Leave after you have already delivered, which is one extra thing you probably don't want to worry about. I would think the easiest way to find out about changing the start date would be to contact Service Canada and just ask. I took my leave a little early when I had M, but I didn't apply until after I was actually off. Truthfully, I didn't even think you could apply without your ROE (which would come after your last day of work) but I could be wrong about that.

[momofcatan]

May 3, 2015 17:22:23 GMT -5 daffy2k said:

momofcatan, I am just seeing this now. Is your company asking for a set start date for Mat Leave? You could just wait to apply until you actually take your leave, that way you wouldn't have to worry about changing the date. The only problem with that is that you would then potentially need to worry about applying for your Mat Leave after you have already delivered, which is one extra thing you probably don't want to worry about. I would think the easiest way to find out about changing the start date would be to contact Service Canada and just ask. I took my leave a little early when I had M, but I didn't apply until after I was actually off. Truthfully, I didn't even think you could apply without your ROE (which would come after your last day of work) but I could be wrong about that.

My company isn't asking for anything right now, but if I give them a set date they do everything for me (I think including sending in a copy of the ROE) so it makes my life easier.  Last time I just filled out some info online when I started leave (but before DD was born) and it was very easy. Like you said, I don't want to really want to deal with this AFTER delivery if I can avoid it.

[daffy2k]

May 3, 2015 19:40:28 GMT -5 momofcatan said:

May 3, 2015 17:22:23 GMT -5 daffy2k said:

momofcatan, I am just seeing this now. Is your company asking for a set start date for Mat Leave? You could just wait to apply until you actually take your leave, that way you wouldn't have to worry about changing the date. The only problem with that is that you would then potentially need to worry about applying for your Mat Leave after you have already delivered, which is one extra thing you probably don't want to worry about. I would think the easiest way to find out about changing the start date would be to contact Service Canada and just ask. I took my leave a little early when I had M, but I didn't apply until after I was actually off. Truthfully, I didn't even think you could apply without your ROE (which would come after your last day of work) but I could be wrong about that.

My company isn't asking for anything right now, but if I give them a set date they do everything for me (I think including sending in a copy of the ROE) so it makes my life easier.  Last time I just filled out some info online when I started leave (but before DD was born) and it was very easy. Like you said, I don't want to really want to deal with this AFTER delivery if I can avoid it.

They should send in a copy of your ROE no matter what, but would also send one to you.  Maybe check and see if they would still set up the mat leave for you if you worked up until delivery?  Like I said, I was I under the impression that EI couldn't be set up until the RoE was filed, so I would guess your HR dept (or whoever did it for you) would have submitted the info at the same time they did up your final pay cheque and ROE.  Then you would only have whatever info online to fill out that you did with DD.  

[megsw85]

May 3, 2015 19:54:43 GMT -5 daffy2k said:

May 3, 2015 19:40:28 GMT -5 momofcatan said:

My company isn't asking for anything right now, but if I give them a set date they do everything for me (I think including sending in a copy of the ROE) so it makes my life easier.  Last time I just filled out some info online when I started leave (but before DD was born) and it was very easy. Like you said, I don't want to really want to deal with this AFTER delivery if I can avoid it.

They should send in a copy of your ROE no matter what, but would also send one to you.  Maybe check and see if they would still set up the mat leave for you if you worked up until delivery?  Like I said, I was I under the impression that EI couldn't be set up until the RoE was filed, so I would guess your HR dept (or whoever did it for you) would have submitted the info at the same time they did up your final pay cheque and ROE.  Then you would only have whatever info online to fill out that you did with DD.  

Ok not sure if I can really help since I got kicked out of work a month beforehand  with both my kids. But if you go before your schedule mat leave start date. Your mat leave starts the day your kiddo is born.  Honestly I ended up emailing my work say look I had a kid two days ago isn't he cute. Start my mat leave please. I still had to wait the regular two weeks and fill out all the regular crap that comes with having mat leave and a kid. 

My mom told me she tells her employees if you don't want to start your mat leave early book it late and send off an email when the baby is born. your work will still have to send the roe to service Canada and fill out the same paperwork