Waterloo firefighters to get maternity benefits
Posted Aug 6, 2014 08:44:56 AM.
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Firefighters in Waterloo are among the first in Ontario to get top-up pay during maternity and parental leaves.
It was included in the contract awarded by an arbitrator last month.
It means firefighters will receive up to 75 per cent of their regular weekly earnings if they face a two-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits.
The Record is reporting early estimates suggest each maternity leave would cost the city over $5,000.
The recent arbitrator’s award will push the annual salary for a first-class firefighter in Waterloo to almost $90,000 by December.
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