Parental leave. Amend rigid regulations to give more flexibility to employees who become parents: that is the government’s goal. Here are the proposals: once the first weeks of maternity and paternity leave are over, the parents will be able to share the parental leave. In detail, mothers will still be entitled to 18 weeks of paid maternity leave, and fathers still have their two weeks of paid paternity leave. The rest of the maternity leave will become parental leave so the father and mother can equally share it. Besides, each parent will be entitled to four weeks of paid parental leave to be taken before the child’s first birthday, continuously or over several periods. Finally, there will be 30 additional weeks for parental leave which the parents can share, 17 of which will be paid.
des, each parent will be entitled to four weeks of paid parental leave to be taken before the child’s first birthday, continuously or over several periods. Finally, there will be 30 additional weeks for parental leave which the parents can share, 17 of which will be paid.
Compensation. Parental leave will be paid with the same rate as now (£128.73 – €147) except for the first six weeks of maternity leave, paid 90% of the salary. As a reminder, currently, mothers get 52 weeks of maternity leav
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