- Women who take maternity leave are eligible for up to 61 weeks of additional parental leave once their child is born.
- Every other new parent is eligible to get up to 63 weeks of paid leave to use as parental leave.
- If they so choose, employees have the option of taking a leave of absence of a shorter duration.
- However, once an employee has begun their parental leave, they are required to take the entire period of time off at once.