(c) Parental leave

168. Parental leave.

parental leave 13 weeks for each parent.

A very small percentage of fathers use parental leave.

Leave may be obtained to undergo education training (training leave), to take care of children (parental leave) or for sabbatical purposes (sabbatical leave), as described below

(ii) Mothers on maternity leave are entitled to parental benefit for six months.

As regards non insured persons, the allowance during the leave (parental leave only) is paid by the municipal authorities.

Australia is not requiring her to leave or remain in Australia that is a parental decision.

Under this legislation employees could obtain parental leave and training leave with a leave allowance of up to 80 per cent of the maximum rate of unemployment benefits.

(a) Maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave ensure that the mother and to some extent also the father of an infant are able to spend time with their child

It is also concerned about the constraints for obtaining unpaid maternity leave and the lack of awareness by women of existing unpaid parental leave rights.

Act No. 4 1995 of 23 March regulating parental and maternity leave was published on 24 March 1994.

A parent on parental leave can receive parental benefit until the child is 11 months old, after that the parent will receive child care allowance until the child is 3 years old.

Awareness campaigns and incentives might be necessary in order to ensure that men took full parental leave, for instance.

(c) Non insured employees, non insured self employed persons and persons receiving cash assistance may also obtain parental leave

Replacement there is no requirement for the employer to recruit a replacement for a person who takes parental leave.

(e) Annual leave shall accrue during the period of maternity leave.

A father has the right to be granted additional parental leave of fourteen calendar days during the pregnancy leave or maternity leave of the mother or within two months after the birth of the child.

(e) Annual leave shall accrue during the period of maternity or paternity leave.

If the parental leave of Article 165 of the Labor Relations Law is not utilized by women workers, then the father or adoptive parent of the child will use this leave.

In connection with parental leave it is possible for the municipal authorities to supplement the allowance paid to parents on leave by an amount of up to DKr 35,000 per year.

Regular casual employees covered by federal awards and agreements have the same access to job protected unpaid parental leave as permanent employees.

Parental right

Parental responsibilities

Parental responsibility

The same protection applies as in connection with maternity leave parental leave in connection with birth, and this means a reversal of the burden of proof for the employer if the person concerned is dismissed in connection with leave.

For the duration of parental leave, an employment contract or service relationship shall be suspended and the employee shall be paid a benefit pursuant to the Parental Benefit Act or a child care allowance pursuant to the State Family Benefits Act.

Respecting parental roles.

3.1 Parental policy

3.2 Parental responsibility

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA, 2000) extended the length of parental leave from 18 weeks to 35 weeks if the employee also took pregnancy leave, or 37 weeks if the employee did not.

Children without parental care

Attitudes to parental roles

In 2001 a total of 55,000 employees (39,000 women and 16,000 men) took parental leave. This is 25 of all those entitled to this form of leave 42 of entitled women and 12 of entitled men.

There is also equal paid leave for men and women, as in the case of annual administrative leave, official holiday leave, the weekly period of rest and sick leave.

Paternal filial union (parental authority)

The regulation of parental visits.

Nevertheless, the person concerned may choose to shorten her leave prior to delivery, although such leave may in no circumstances be less than 30 days and the remainder of the total period of leave shall be added to the period of leave following delivery.

Under the provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, all eligible women and men in both the private and public sectors are entitled to 52 weeks of job protected unpaid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to a 12 month qualifying period.

(c) To give people a better quality of life, for instance by making it possible for them to take parental leave to take care of their children.

Amended legislation on maternity, adoptive leave, parental leave, equality, the introduction of tax individualization and reductions in the tax burden on work, the development of a childcare infrastructure and women's educational achievements had all brought about that increase.

If the newborn child dies, the period of leave is halved.

persons deprived by a court of parental rights or whose parental rights have been restricted by a court

During the year when the survey was conducted, mothers had the right to 56 days of maternity leave after giving birth, subsequent to which they could also use a parental leave until the child attained three years of age.

Parents are permitted to make their own decision as to how they will divide up the last 10 weeks of the time they receive maternity benefit (parental leave).