I understand that an employee is eligible to take 62 weeks of paternity leave for the birth of their child, but the employee has said they are only taking a couple weeks, then turns into a few months then only 32 weeks, but now its looking like the whole time.
My questions is what if an employee says they have been going to school during their parental leave to further their career, and asked us to hire them in a different position. We do not have the position they want available, nor do we have the capacity to train this employee in a completely different role. The employee hasn’t made it clear if they plan to return to their previous role after paternity leave. Their about half way through right now. Do they have an obligation to return after taking parental leave? If we know this employee is looking for other work in the area they are doing training, do we have an obligation to keep their position open?
