Partner Announcement: Manela and Collage

Parental leave shouldn’t feel like a maze. Too many working Canadian parents, and the HR teams supporting them, are left piecing together EI benefits, top-up policies, and return-to-work plans across scattered documents and government websites. Manela provides a personalized parental leave planning platform built for Canadian families and the companies that employ them. We are excited to announce our partnership with Manela, where Collage customers get 12 months of Manela for $1,500 ($1,000 off the standard annual price of $2,500).

Parental Leave, Done Better

At Collage, we’ve always focused on helping Canadian teams reclaim their time by streamlining HR and payroll. But there’s one moment in the employee lifecycle where even well-run teams get overwhelmed: parental leave. Too often, we hear our clients struggle to coordinate leave dates, top-ups, benefits continuation, and return-to-work plans. Parents are left guessing what they’re eligible for.

That’s why we’re excited to partner with Manela, a Canadian platform that gives every parent a clear, personalized path through leave and gives HR teams one place, one process, and one clear path to manage it.

The Hidden Cost of Poorly Managed Leave

Parental leave is a predictable lifecycle event, yet most companies still treat it as a disruption. The gaps are clear:

• Confused parents: most parents wish they had more help planning their leave - government programs, employer top-ups, and dual-income planning are hard to untangle alone.
• Buried HR teams: tracking dates and pay across disconnected, error-prone files, while fielding the same eligibility questions over and over.
• Costly attrition: nearly one in three women leave their job within six months of returning from parental leave. Not to leave the workforce, but to go somewhere else.

Manela was built to solve these exact frustrations, turning leave into a signal of care, preparedness, and long-term commitment - and helping companies keep the people they’ve invested in.

Leave Planning That Works Like Your HR Software

Just as Collage centralizes your people data in one intuitive dashboard, Manela centralizes everything about parental leave. By pairing the two platforms, you can set a new standard for a supportive and compliant operation.

1. Personalized Plans for Every Parent

• Financial clarity: single or dual-income leave analysis that factors in both parents’ salaries, EI benefits, and company top-ups.
• Government, simplified: complex federal and provincial programs translated into a clear, personalized guide - not a generic document.
• Answers you can trust: responses to the harder questions, verified by HR managers and employment law professionals.

2. Automatic Coordination for HR

Much like you manage onboarding workflows in Collage, Manela keeps the right people informed when a leave is planned - HR, managers, payroll, and benefits, through automated notifications and workflows. Less manual work, fewer errors, and a smoother experience for everyone involved.

3. Support Beyond the Screen

For more complex situations, employees can speak directly with a Manela concierge so your HR team isn’t the only line of support during one of life’s biggest transitions.

Exclusive Offer: 12 Months of Manela for $1,500 ($1,000 off the standard annual price)

To celebrate our partnership, we want to help you support the parents on your team.

• The Action: Sign up for Manela through Collage's partner link.
• The Reward: A full 12 months on Manela for $1,500 for teams up to 500 employees, including onboarding and policy setup. Larger teams, get in touch for a custom rate.
• The Goal: simplify your HR and give every parent on your team a clear path through leave.

Ready to turn parental leave into a moment that builds trust?

Learn more about Manela and unlock your exclusive offer today.

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