Notes from the dome: NDP to introduce job protection rules for 18-month parental leave

The Alberta government is planning to introduce rules to ensure job protection for 18 months while employees take parental leave. 
Federal legislation that takes effect Dec. 2 gives expectant parents the ability to spread their Employment Insurance benefits over 18 months, instead of the current 12. 
“In modernizing our employment legislation that we did last spring, we’ve given ourselves the authority by regulation to ensure that we can keep up with the standards that are