Austria: paternity leave to become a statutory right (Papamonat)/in brief

leave in Austria is to become a statutory right. Despite there being an interim government in place until early elections scheduled for this autumn take place, the country’s political parties have all agreed to vote in some minor reforms in the remaining few days before the summer recess starts in July. As a result paternity leave (Papamonat – Väterfrühkarenz) will change from the situation introduced in March 2017 that saw Austria’s fathers allowed up to one month of paternity leave if:...