Maternity and parental leave allow employees who have recently become parents to take time off work. If your employee is having a baby or adopting, they and their partner are entitled to parental leave.
To place an employee on maternity or parental leave:
- Open the Employees page.
- Select the employee.
- Click Employment Status.
- Click Place on Leave, then on the next page, click Let’s Get Started.
- Select the employee’s last day of work and their date of return, if known. If the return date is unknown, leave this field empty.
- Wave will calculate the employee’s final pay period, the payday deadline, and the record of employment deadline.
- Click Save Changes.
An onscreen confirmation and the pending leave are shown on the Employment Status page.
To put your employee's leave into effect, approve the next pay period that includes your employee’s last day of work, then issue their ROE.
To cancel their leave, open the employee’s Employment Status page and click Cancel Leave. If the final payroll has already been approved, issue the ROE and then reactivate your employee.