Belgium: a 10-day paid leave for host families

The council of Ministers approved, on March 16, 2007, a bill offering the right to 10 days of paid leave a year for parents welcoming children placed in their family, while continuing their activity. (Ref. 070251)
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Starting May 1, parents taking care of children and their education, when they are not theirs, will be allowed to leave work for a few days to accomplish certain tasks without having to use their own days off. The government thus wishes to improve the status of host families, decreasing in numbers. “Currently,” explained Peter Vanvelthoven, the Minister of the employment, “all sorts of leaves are planned for parents with children, such as the parental leave, the adoptive leave, and the paternit

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