The governmental work group on the "Papamonat", a new special benefit for fathers who stop working after their child is born, should present a final text in April. All political parties agree on the principle but not on the funding. A law could be adopted by the end of 2008. (Ref. 080211)
The Papamonat plan (literally “fathers” month), an idea found in July 2007 by Erwin Buchinger, Minister for Social Affairs, is advancing slowly but surely. Austria, more than other European countries, is subject to the traditional scheme. When a child is born, the mother stops working and can get, for every child, a benefit for three years. In exchange, Austrian women find it harder than their European counterparts to get back to the labor market. Now, the conservative party (OVP) and the socia
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