how to deny maternity leave extension

[Anonymous]

Breeding is not a right. It's a choice that the individual should plan and pay for themselves. I'm a woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Breeding is not a right. It's a choice that the individual should plan and pay for themselves. I'm a woman.

What a beautiful contribution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Breeding is not a right. It's a choice that the individual should plan and pay for themselves. I'm a woman.

What a beautiful contribution.

Please don't feed the troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

This is a small company. All the other staff are working harder without her. They are also waiting for her to get back to take vacation days. ~small business owner

[Anonymous]

Maternity leave should only be as long as the minimum age for daycare

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

This is a small company. All the other staff are working harder without her. They are also waiting for her to get back to take vacation days. ~small business owner

That is your answer- you cannot grant vacation leave as others have already requested that time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

This is a small company. All the other staff are working harder without her. They are also waiting for her to get back to take vacation days. ~small business owner

So an employee is supposed to put their employer's needs over their own? How often do employers do that for employees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

This is a small company. All the other staff are working harder without her. They are also waiting for her to get back to take vacation days. ~small business owner

So an employee is supposed to put their employer's needs over their own? How often do employers do that for employees?

Sounds like this employer did it for 12 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

This is a small company. All the other staff are working harder without her. They are also waiting for her to get back to take vacation days. ~small business owner

So an employee is supposed to put their employer's needs over their own? How often do employers do that for employees?

Do you understand how business works? Do you even have a job?

[Anonymous]

I am so happy to be Canadian. Currently in my 9th month of 12 month partially paid mat leave with my 3rd baby. Infants need their mothers, it's provides the best outcome for mother aND child. The emotional distress you may be subjecting your employee to by essentially plucking babe from her arms makes me cry. Give her the extra time as a kind jesture if anything. FWIW I am conservative and educated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so happy to be Canadian. Currently in my 9th month of 12 month partially paid mat leave with my 3rd baby. Infants need their mothers, it's provides the best outcome for mother aND child. The emotional distress you may be subjecting your employee to by essentially plucking babe from her arms makes me cry. Give her the extra time as a kind jesture if anything. FWIW I am conservative and educated.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

+1.

And that's fine. AND just like every other employee who asks for vacation, it has to be approved by the boss. The boss has a responsibility to the organization to make sure there's enough coverage. Just because you ask for vacation time doesn't mean it gets approved. It's summer time, which is when many folks like to use their vacation time. If this employee wants to share that she is struggling with childcare or postpartum depression and that's why she needs to use her vacation, she can certainly do that and her boss can take that into account when making a decision whether to approve or not. But it's not okay for the boss to be expected to make guesses about that. No one here knows why this employee is asking for vacation time.

Because she just had a BABY. She created life. She went through a traumatic experience and has hormones making her attached to the baby. Gosh, I hate men.

So what?! There are 4 other employees who also deserve to go on vacation and not cover for her lazy ass.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's amazing how many heartless people are on this board. For those saying that the employee should have requested the annual leave beforehand, did you ever stop to think that maybe she's struggling with postpartum depression or another post delivery complication. Or like others have suggested, maybe her child care situation fell through at the last minute. She's asking to take vacation time that she accrued, not a handout. For those saying she is making women looking bad for doing so, if it was a man going through a major medical procedure and asking for a little additional leave time I doubt you'd be so judgmental.

+1.

And that's fine. AND just like every other employee who asks for vacation, it has to be approved by the boss. The boss has a responsibility to the organization to make sure there's enough coverage. Just because you ask for vacation time doesn't mean it gets approved. It's summer time, which is when many folks like to use their vacation time. If this employee wants to share that she is struggling with childcare or postpartum depression and that's why she needs to use her vacation, she can certainly do that and her boss can take that into account when making a decision whether to approve or not. But it's not okay for the boss to be expected to make guesses about that. No one here knows why this employee is asking for vacation time.

Because she just had a BABY. She created life. She went through a traumatic experience and has hormones making her attached to the baby. Gosh, I hate men.

So what?! There are 4 other employees who also deserve to go on vacation and not cover for her lazy ass.

Let me guess...you're a man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, tell her "no.". Other employees have been filling in for her and they planned their vacation around her original date of return . Her choice, come back or terminate employment. She is going to give you notice after you give her the extra two weeks.

+1. We just went through this in one of our departments. Baby lady was supposed to come back on day X, but instead asked for one more week. Her covering co-worker had scheduled a cruise two days after scheduled return of baby lady. Boss asked cruise lady to cancel/reschedule cruise, she said no and called in sick until cruise date. Boss made baby lady come back or risk termination if she didn't have a medical excuse from her physician (she didn't), she then quit a month later after taking the extra week of vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so happy to be Canadian. Currently in my 9th month of 12 month partially paid mat leave with my 3rd baby. Infants need their mothers, it's provides the best outcome for mother aND child. The emotional distress you may be subjecting your employee to by essentially plucking babe from her arms makes me cry. Give her the extra time as a kind jesture if anything. FWIW I am conservative and educated.

+1.

The majority of working woman suffer through "the emotional distress" of leaving their baby when they go back to work. Guess what! They survive and do just fine and so do their babies. 12 weeks paid leave is extremely generous in this country and more than is legally required. It's time for this new mother to start making some tough decisions about what is important to her. Her job or additional time with her baby. Most of us have to make these decisions and usually, it's not without a cost.