Employers offer this disability & maternity leave policies may offer flexible working arrangements to employees with new infants or who are pregnant.
About short term disability and maternity leave:
Unlike unemployment, short term disability and maternity leave is provided under social security and employers are also required to pay the same amount as social security which is 1/3rd of salary.
-Short-Term disability is generally thought to be safety net.
-Maternity leave is financial benefit.
-If employee takes leave, it is paid benefit.
Pros of short term disability and maternity leave:
It's common for employers to provide short term disability and maternity leave for up to four weeks for injuries that are serious enough to prevent an employee from performing their regular duties.
-Employees are much more productive when they are off work.-Having both maternity & paternity leave, gives a woman opportunity to bond with baby.
Pros of short term disability and maternity leave:
Short term disability and maternity, this will be dependent upon the office. Though all these are listed under your employee benefits and benefits that are covered under your insurance policies.
Cons of short term disability and maternity leave:
-If employee does not earn paid sick leave, they may not be able to take their full leave for sickness or injury or because of absence by sickness.
In short term disability and maternity leave, you return to work after the birth, or sometimes even immediately after your doctor says it's safe to go back and you don't have to arrange child care.