During paid maternity leave in Europe, most countries provide allowances that replace over 50% of an employee's previous salary; some of them are offering full or close to full payments, while some European countries cover flat-rate payments, Ireland, for example. Maternity Leave in Europe vs...
The results revealed that in the Nordic countries, maternity rights are very generous; the mother is entitled to a long leave with good payment. In most of the other countries in Western Europe, the mother's leave is comparatively short (3–4 months), while it is much longer (at least ...
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Supporting working mothers to balance their work and childcare responsibilities is a central objective of maternal and parental leave policies. Nearly all countries offer some forms of maternity and family leave programs for childbearing on a national basis. This chapter reviews various types of leave ...
Over recent years many European Union countries have made changes to the design of the maternity leave provision. These policy developments reflect calls for greater gender equality in the workforce and more equal share of childcare responsibilities. However, while research shows that long period of ...
A Longitudinal Study of Ten European Countries publicly funded child care facilities and long paid maternity leave are associated with a decrease in the motherhood wage penalty regardless of skill level... Karin,Halldén,Asaf,... - 《Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society》...
Europe is creating a new standard, with parental leaves becoming the norm and, increasingly, parents can choose to substitute a paid and job-protected leave for out-of-home care. Among the advanced industrialized countries, Canada's one-year leave ranks among the most ...
general, therefore, the provisions for maternity leave (mainly unpaid) in the United States are inconsistent, poorly regulated and, by and large, unpaid. For supporters of maternity insurance, Europe continues to be a model of reference. Still in the second half of the eighties, in fact...
In Sweden, both parents can split 480 days of parental leave and most families use this benefit. Scandinavian countries also have the largest volume of fathers taking parental leave. In the US, there is no law that enforces paid parental leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act ensures 12 we...
We will focus our discussion on at-home childcare allowances (which are not compatible with paid work), in particular maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave. Section 2 will deal with current reform trends in Europe. Section 3 will concentrate on measuring the differential use of le...