Parental Leave Options
Explore the types of leave available to parents and how to request them.
Parental Leave
Caring for Dependents
SLB wants you to thrive at work and at home! Our enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave program is specially designed to help you balance the demands of your career and a growing family! With the program, birth mothers with at least 90 days of seniority are eligible for up to 16 consecutive weeks of job protected leave.
Birth and adoptive parents with at least 90 days of seniority are eligible for the Parental Leave outlined in the chart below.
| Benefit Name | Maximum Weeks |
|---|---|
| Standard parental | Up to 40 weeks, but one parent cannot receive more than 35 weeks of standard benefits |
| Extended parental | Up to 69 weeks, but one parent cannot receive more than 61 weeks of extended benefits |
Non birth mothers or secondary adoptive parent are eligible for 5 paid days off (five-day workers) or 7 paid days off (seven-day workers). For more information, see the Canada Maternity, Adoption and Parental Leave Policy. To request benefits and to receive more information, you can contact your local HR representative. For help with any personal issues associated with your maternity/parental leave, use your EAP benefits through TELUS Health One.
Click on the sections below for more information.
If You Have a Spouse or Partner
Your spouse/partner is defined as a person to whom you are married or within any other formal union recognized by law. A partner is someone who is living with and has been living with you in a conjugal relationship for six consecutive months.
If Your Child is Under 21 Years of Age
You can cover the child under the SLB Flex benefits. A dependent child is your natural, adopted or step-child who is entirely dependent on you for maintenance and support.
If Your Child is Between 22 to 25 Years of Age (26 Years of Age for Extended Health Care Benefit for Quebec Residents Only)
You can cover the child under the SLB Flex benefits if they are a student attending a college or university full-time.
If Your Child Becomes Disabled
You must submit proof of the child’s disability to Sun Life within 31 days of the disability. Please contact the SLB Canada Benefits Centre (1-866-557-5222) at this time as well. The definition of disabled for purposes of the Extended Health and Dental Care plans is as follows:
- The child is incapable of self-sustaining employment because of mental or physical handicap
- The child became disabled prior to reaching age 21
- The child is chiefly dependent on the participant for support and maintenance
If Your Family Needs Help
Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS Health One, provides you and the family with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life concern.
SLB Founders Scholarship Program
The SLB Founders Scholarship Program is a benefit designed to encourage academic achievement and higher education among the dependent children of US- and Canada-based employees. Named in honour of the founders of our company in North America, the new program builds on many popular features of the legacy SLB and SII scholarship programs to provide generous, tax-effective awards for students seeking to pursue a 2- or 4-year undergraduate course of study after high school.
Here are a few highlights of the program:
- Two types of scholarships are granted to first-time recipients each year: 8 Merit Scholarships and 32 Honors Awards.
- Merit Scholarships are for $5,000 each; Honors Awards are for $3,500 or $2,000 each, depending on whether the student plans to enroll in a 4-year or a 2-year course of study.
- Awards are granted for one year but are generally renewable with satisfactory academic progress.
- The application period typically runs from December 1 through March 1 each year.
The new program applies to first-time award recipients in 2014 or later. Existing recipients under the legacy programs will continue to be eligible under the provisions of the respective legacy plans. They don’t need to re-apply under the new program. For detailed information, please refer to the SLB Founders Scholarship.
