This split, the fifth in Krogerâs history, will increase the number of shares outstanding to 962 million from 481 million. The company is boosting its quarterly dividend to 21 cents from 18.5 cents, so shareholders as of Aug. 14 will be paid 10.5 cents per split-adjusted share on Sept. 1.
Your job will be protected for up to 12 weeks (in any 12-month period) if you are on leave either for the medical needs of pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery OR to care for your new baby - the two components of maternity leave..
Those men who took leave spent an average of 13 weeks away from work, compared to an average of 31.5 weeks for mothers. The government of Canada splits the EI benefits between maternity leave (17 weeks maximum) and parental leave to a maximum of 35 weeks. So after having a baby, moms can take at least 17 weeks leave of their jobs. At that point, she and the other parent have the option of taking off the remaining time â up to a total of 35 weeks. A mother could take 20 weeks and a father the remaining 15, for example.