Big change to paid parental leave

Since the parental allowance was introduced, more and more men remain at home after the birth of their children. However, they usually only lack a few months in the job – different from women. And there is still great inequality in other places.

The CD&V wants to consolidate all birth-related leave into a 24-month family credit, to be distributed freely among parents, grandparents and co-parents. Objective: More flexibility, better pay and greater gender equality. ...

Big change to paid parental leave

Parents or carers of children who will be born in the new financial year will soon benefit from more paid parental leave.

This Map Shows Every State's Paid Leave Laws — And It's Dismal

The time immediately after birth or adoption is a crucial one for parents and children, and because of that, most countries across the world provide some form of paid prenatal leave, parental leave, or federal paid family leave for their citizens. But not us.The United States stands alone in being the sole nation in the OECD that guarantees exactly zero federal paid parental leave to its citizens. And despite the best efforts of some federal law…