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Originally Posted by Slava
Is that accurate though? I don't think it's legal to just fire someone or not have a position for them to go back to? Maybe they don't necessarily stay at the same school teaching the same things, but it's not like you take time for parental leave and then find yourself out of a job and starting at entry level salary? That just sounds wrong.
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Yeah - maternity/paternity leave is job protected regardless of who you work for/where you work in Canada. When you return from maternity or paternity leave you have to be returned to the same or a similar job. You can't fire someone or punt them to an entry level position when they come back.
Now, do some employers skirt the lines of what's legal? Yeah, probably. (it's complaint based so can be an uphill battle to prove) And do individuals returning from leave face other barriers? Yes. But that's a whole different conversation.