Uma ukhathazekile ngokusondela kumphathi wakho landela lezi zinyathelo
Isinyathelo soku-1: Qonda ukuthi yiliphi ikhefu le-Maternity All About
Ikhefu lokubeletha lichazwa njengesikhathi lapho umama omusha ephuma emsebenzini ngemuva kokuba nomntwana.
Abaningi besifazane bathatha isikhathi esilandelayo emva kokuzalwa ukuze bavuselele futhi bathambekele ezinganeni zomntwana ezintsha ezigabeni zokuqala zokuphila kwakhe. Amanye izinkampani azonikeza ikhefu lokubeletha elikhokhelwayo isikhathi esingamaviki ayisithupha noma ngaphezulu. Umzali wobulili bangathatha amasonto angama-12 ekhefu elingakhokhelwa emsebenzini ngaphansi komthetho we-Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , uma inhloso yokunakekela ingane entsha.
Nakuba izinkampani eziningi zinikeza ikhefu lokubeletha elikhokhelwayo, ezinye izindawo zokusebenzela azikho. Kulesi simo, abesifazane kufanele bahambe ngaphansi komthetho we- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), lapho abaqashi abaningi kufanele bavumele amaviki angu-12 ekhefu elingakhokhiwe emsebenzini. Umthetho Wezokushiya Umshwalense Womndeni Nezokwelapha (FAMLI) usebenza ekushintsheni lokhu ngokunikeza ikhefu elikhokhelwayo kuwo wonke umuntu.
Isinyathelo sesi-2: Khetha ukuthi Uzoxoxa kanjani nokuthi uzophi
Kuncike ekuphatheni kwehhovisi lakho, khetha ngokucophelela indlela owamemezela ngayo ukukhulelwa kwakho. Kungadingeka ukuthi unikeze incwadi yekhefu lokubeletha , kodwa kungcono ukuba nomhlangano ubuso nobuso ehhovisi ngaphambi kokuba unikeze encwadini yakho, okungase kudingeke ukuthi ihanjiswe kumnyango wezisebenzi zomuntu.
Ufuna ukukhuluma nomphathi wakho mayelana nezinketho zakho zokuhamba ngekhefu ngaphambi kokuthi umshini wokuhleka ehhovisi uqale ukusebenza. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kuwukuhlakanipha ukucela ukuhlangana ubuso nobuso nomphathi wakho ngaphambi kokumemezela kubasebenzisana nabo ukuthi ukhulelwe.
Ukuxoxa ngekhefu lokubeletha kufanele kwenzeke maduzane kunakamuva kumahhovisi amaningi.Lesi sikhashana esivunyelwe sivumela umqashi wakho ukuba ahlele uhlelo lapho usuphefu lokubeletha.
Isinyathelo sesi-3: Khetha ukuthi ungathanda ukuthini ikhefu lakho lokubeletha
Ngaphambi kokuhlangana nomphathi wakho ukuxoxisana ngekhefu lokubeletha, thola inani lamasonto ongathanda ukuwayeka emsebenzini emva kokuzalwa kwengane yakho. Hlola umnyango wezisebenzi zomuntu wenkampani noma incwadi yesisebenzi ukuze ubone ukuthi inkampani yakho inenqubomgomo mayelana nekhefu lokubeletha.
Uma kunenqubomgomo yenkampani ngekhefu lokubeletha, unqume ukuthi kulungile yini kuwe. Isibonelo, mhlawumbe inkampani inikeza amasonto ayisithupha eholide elikhokhelwayo, kodwa uzizwa ufuna isikhathi esiningi ngaphambi kokuba ubuyele emsebenzini ngemuva kokuba ususane nomntanakho. Ungase uthande ukuthatha isikhathi esinikezwe umqashi (isikhathi sakho se-PTO) kanye nekhefu elingeziwe lokungabikho ngaphansi kwe-FMLA.
Isinyathelo 4: Hlangana Nomphathi Wakho bese Uveza Uhlelo Lokuhamba Kwakho Lomama
Ngesinye isikhathi emhlanganweni, chaza ngokucacile ikhefu lakho lokubeletha elifisa. Bese uhlala futhi ulalele. Cabanga ngale ngxoxo njengengqalasizinda yengxoxo, futhi ugcine ingqondo evulekile uma kuziwa ngokukhathazeka komphathi wakho noma izidingo zomqashi.
Uma ufisa ikhefu elingaphezulu lokubeletha kunalokho okushiwo ngumnyango wakho wemithombo yabantu noma encwadini yakho yenkampani, chaza izizathu zakho. Isibonelo, uma inkampani yakho inganikeli ikhefu elikhokhelwayo, futhi ungakwazi ukuthatha amasonto angu-10 ungakhokhelwa, tshela abaphathi bakho ukuthi kungani udinga le sikhathi emsebenzini.
Kungenzeka ukuthi umyeni wakho noma umlingani wakho akakwazi ukuthatha isikhathi emsebenzini, awunayo ingane enamanje okwamanje, noma umane ufisa ukuba ekhaya ngesikhathi sokuphila komntanakho.
Isinyathelo sesi-5: Qala ukuxoxisana
Uma kungekho inqubomgomo yenkampani eqinile ngesikhathi sokubeletha, cela okufunayo. Uma ngabe umphathi wakho uyavuma, inqubo iphelile.
Uma ufisa ikhefu elingaphezulu lokubeletha kunokuba inqubomgomo yakho yenkampani ivumele ukuveza, ngokubhala, izizathu ezikhonakalayo ozidingayo kuleli khefu njenge:
- Udinga isikhathi sokuguqula indima yakho entsha njengomama.
- Ufuna ukuba nesiqalo esihle ekunceliseni ingane yakho (nokuthi umgomo ukupompa uma ubuyela emsebenzini).
- Ufuna ukuqala ubuhlobo obuhle bekhwalithi nomntanakho ukunciphisa ukuguqulwa kokucindezeleka kwe-postpartum nokunakekela impilo yengqondo nengokwenyama yakho nomntwana.
- Ikhefu elide lokubeletha linciphisa izinga lokushona kwabantwana.
Uma inkampani yakho inganikeli ikhefu lokubeletha elikhokhelwayo, futhi awukwazi ukukhokhela ikhefu elingakhokhwa uzama ukuhlela isimiso esivumelana nezimo lapho ungase usebenze khona ekhaya izinsuku eziningana ngesonto emavikini ayisithupha okuqala ngemva kokuzalwa komntwana wakho , noma mhlawumbe ucele ukuthi usebenze isikhathi esithile isikhathi esithile.
Kubuyekezwe ngu-Elizabeth McGrory