Coming Fall 2026

Going on leave shouldn't be a second job

Most employers have a parental leave policy. Almost none have a leave process. Sprout Leave closes that gap, so HR stays organized and employees actually feel supported.
Parental leave is a major milestone. Yet most companies treat it like a help desk ticket.

People teams answer questions they weren't trained for. Employees navigate Service Canada alone. Managers don't know what they can say. No one has a plan for when they return. That's not a policy problem. That's an execution gap.

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1 in 3

parents leave their jobs within 18 months of returning from parental leave.1

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97.5%

of women say they’d stay if their employer was genuinely supportive of parents.2

68%

of women cited their manager and workplace culture as the biggest factor that can make their return to work experience easier or harder.2

Your employees are
scared leave will cost their promotion
asking Claude about EI at midnight
led by a manager in the dark
navigating leave without a roadmap
back at work with no plan forward

One platform. Two experiences.

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From announcement to return to work

Employee explores their options

They explore their policy, estimate pay, and check EI inside Sprout, before the need to tell anyone at work.

HR gets a clean intake

A structured flow captures the key dates, notifies HR, and accurately tracks the leave. No intake calls. No back-and-forth.

Sprout builds the leave plan

Sprout builds a personalized timeline with pay estimates, benefit continuation, and key dates. HR gets a clean dashboard summary.

The return is planned, not improvised

Employees get checklists and guidance before they walk back in. HR closes the loop with a clean record.

Most employers don’t know what leave is actually costing them

Between HR admin time, top-up errors, productivity loss, and post-leave attrition, the real cost per leave case is almost always higher than expected.

“Employees don't just need a policy. They need someone who understands that starting a family is one of the most exciting and disorienting experiences of your life, and that work shouldn't make it harder.”
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Jackie Hanson
Co-Founder & CEO, Sprout
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Parental leave is a retention moment