mat leave
New-baby work break
Mat leave is an informal shortening of maternity leave—time off from work for a mother around childbirth.
Common in Canadian and British English: She's on mat leave until September.
The abbreviation appears in casual workplace conversation and informal writing rather than official documents.
Protected employment status
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- return to workResume employment after absence
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
- employerOne who employs others
career break · handover · backfill · transition · flexibility · workplace policy · discrimination · accommodation
Connection or fondness
- newbornInfant just delivered
- infantVery young child
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- caregivingAttending to dependents
closeness · skin-to-skin · breastfeeding · feeding · motherhood · fatherhood · connection · family time
Assumed right to benefits
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- job protectionSafeguards against unjust firing
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
coverage · policy · employment rights · protection · security · subsidy · top-up · employer contribution
Restoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
self-care · sleep deprivation · mental health · well-being · exhaustion · adjustment · checkups · support system
job security
Protected employment status
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- return to workResume employment after absence
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
employer · career break · handover · backfill · transition · flexibility · workplace policy · discrimination · accommodation · notification
attachment
Connection or fondness
caregiving · closeness · skin-to-skin · breastfeeding · feeding · motherhood · fatherhood · connection · family time · adjustment
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- job protectionSafeguards against unjust firing
insurance · coverage · policy · employment rights · protection · security · subsidy · top-up · employer contribution · government benefits
healing
Restoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
convalescence · self-care · sleep deprivation · mental health · well-being · exhaustion · adjustment · checkups · support system
mat leavetermination
Act of ending something
resignation · retirement · firing · layoff · dismissal
mat leaveactive duty
Current military employment status
full-time work · on the job · working · return to work · employment
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