Real Families: Parental Benefits Worldwide
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Parenting Around The World is a new original show from Real Families in which we ask parents from the UK, South Africa, Sweden, China the US and more their opinions and experience with parenting. This episode we see how much maternity/paternity leave mothers and fathers get depending on their country's law.
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In Canada I got 52 weeks maternity leave (one year) paid 2100$ a month (55% of income). I started maternity leave 8 weeks before the due date. Fathers can share the parental leave with the mother and take up to 35 weeks paid. As of January 2018 parental leave can now be spread over 18 months (shared between the two parents if needed ). I only took one year and it was more than enough. Plus we get a "universal childcare benefit " of 300$ CDN per month to offset the cost of childcare / formula / diapers etc. Being a mom or dad in Canada is great !!
Yet another great thing in Canada...lol...fellow Canadian of course...lol!...Jenn from Kingston Ontario here!
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We are so lucky!!! I'm surprised they didn't have Canada on there! Thanks for sharing on behalf of Canadians :-)
My goodness I couldn't imagine 6 weeks!!!! We are very lucky to be Canadians. Wish other countries would get on board with allowing baby and parents more bonding time !!! My mom shared with me that when I was born it was only 6 weeks for Canadians then as well. So grateful this has changed. Hopefully it will for others as well:-)
Oh Canada... you Rock!
Why wasn't Hungary part of this? We have one of the greatest deals over here, 2+1 years ;) Plus, if you have 3 kids you can be a full time mother up to the day your youngest turns 8 yrs old.
I wish the US had the right perspective to take care of their families. It's a real problem currently. I think that 6 months would be very fair. It's very strange to be back in the workforce at 6 weeks. Overwhelming in so many ways. But I did appreciate the gradual return to work I was able (and still am able) to have. I work from home for most of the day and go to the office for 2 hours each day. It works really well to continue breastfeeding. And that way, my partner can take a break in that part of the day to be at home with him. This is part of the reason we felt we could start a family. A lot of people don't have such understanding workplaces and it's just difficult!
This must result in most babies giving up breast feeding at 6 weeks. We know that a baby's immune system is not fully developed until 6 months of age so exposing them to daycare germs before that age is dangerous. Also mother's milk until at least that age supports the immune system. What a shame that American children don't have that strong, nutritional start in life.
You need a revolution or something before there will ever be paid maternity leave in the u.s
Maybe that's why infanticide are so common in the u.s
In Germany we have paid maternity leave:
6 weeks before birth --> 100% of your salary
8 weeks after birth --> 100% of your salary
Extra maternity leave (optional)
1 year with approx. 60-67% of your salary
2 years with 30-34% of your salary
A third year is possible but without any payment.
HOWEVER we also have child benefits from age 0 - 18 (for students up to age 26).
So this helps extra.
That's so interesting, thanks for sharing!
Excellent! Bravo, Germany!
In Estonia you can work up until birth but it makes sense monetarily to take pregnancy leave 30 days before due date but you can take more (depends on health etc). It is paid. Then you get 435 days of fully paid maternity leave. if you still do not feel like you can go back to work, by law your position at work should be guaranteed until the child is 3 years old.
Oh and mom has to take the first 70 days of maternity leave, if dad wants or it makes sense monetarily, the dad can actually take the rest of that maternity leave and make it paternity leave. I think... If I have read it right.
That's awesome!
I'm moving to Estonia!
I had no idea, thanks for sharing! /your friendly neighbour in Sweden
That is wonderful! Ideally a child should remain with his or her mother until at least 2 and a half when he or she is at a stage to be able to actually play and interact with other children. Do any other mammals leave their dependent babies with others?
Cool to see what it's like in other countries around the world.
Come on all parents! More to Sweden and become equal 😉💙
In Kuwait
The mother gets a 6 months maternity leave.
3 months (100% paid ) and 3 months (50% paid) and she can get a special extended family leave for up to 3 years BUT with out any salary
The Father doesn't get any official leave :)
Canada just upped their maternity leave to 18 months at 33% of your pay if you choose!
Fifteen weeks of maternity leave is given to the natural mother in Canada (at 55% of wages up to a maximum of $547 per week). Parental leave in Canada (can be shared between both parents) is 35 weeks for standard parental leave (at 55% of your wages) or 61 weeks (at 33% of wages) for extended parental leave. You have 18 months (78 week window of entitlement) to collect this benefit.
Those comparative lists of days of parental leave aren't completely accurate, because it usually only shows the mandatory days/weeks and/or the days/weeks with full oder almost full pay.
For example Austria: In those lists Austria is usually listed with 16 weeks - because those weeks are MANDATORY for an employed woman and she gets fully paid - 8 weeks before the estimated birth date and 8 weeks after the birth she is not allowed to work.
But the possible leave is much longer than that, because you can get money for staying at home for a maximum of around 2,5-3 years (how much money you get depends on the length of the leave - the longer, the less), even if you haven't worked before.
In Sweden you can also stay at home longer than the couple mentioned in the video, because while you have your amount of days, you can choose when to take them and how much. For example you can choose to take only half a day of parental leave per day (with half the payment, of course) so you can stay at home twice as long. It's extremely flexible.
Happy to be a part of this fun series! Thanks for having me! (the Brazilian mom :)
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I want to move to Sweden!! I'm in the US and I took 4 weeks off after my daughter was born because I didn't have paid maternity leave.
Yes, come to Scandinavia. :) I get 14 months with full pay when my twins are born in November. I also get full pay during my sick leave starting next week and lasting till I give birth.
That sounds miserable. I'm using an American pregnancy app at the moment to track my pregnancy and this other week it featured an article about parental leave and it depressed me a lot, ugh, I can't imagine being forced to work while having a tiny, tiny baby. Hope you and your daughter are doing great
@@felucca Even worse is when you have twins. I'm pregnant with them now and it hurts to even walk and I've gotten lots of heat from work for pushing to work from home so early in the pregnancy. Even though there is no reason I need to be in office when everything can be done through skype. It adds so much stress to the pregnancy.
In Czech Republic you can work up until 6-8 weeks before your birth term. After birth you can choose if you want to stay home for 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 years. But only for 3 years you have guaranteed your work position.
In Ireland you get 26 weeks of paid maternity leave from the social department. You can work up to 2 weeks before due date and can't return earlier than 6 weeks after birth. You can start the leave earlier but that means you need to go back to work early. Can also take an additional 16 weeks of unpaid leave. Fathers can get 2 weeks of paternity leave up until the baby is 6 weeks old, after that no pay. The pay is the same for both parents of €235 a week. There is also €140 a month for child benefit.
After having each of my kids I had 6 weeks total paid for having the baby. The problem was I was put on medical leave due to preeclampsia for each of them. So I had to go back to work around 5 weeks after have each of them.
So let me get this straight.. you are entitled 6 weeks but because of a pregnancy induced condition you could only take 5 weeks? WOW! Which Country?
I'm currently pregnant, and will get 14 months with 100% salary (covered by the government, not the company). Most get a bit less time (10-12 months depending whether they choose 80% salary (12 months) or 100% salary (10 months)), but I get 4 months extra with full pay because I'm expecting twins. When I had my oldest child and was back at work I also got one hour off in the morning and 1 hour off in the afternoon every day so that I could keep breastfeeding for a few more months. (Did not do hat with my second child since she didn't want to breastfeed past 7 months). I live in Norway.
In Slovenia
Maternity leave - 105 days (28 days before due date, 77 after); paid 100%
Paternity leave - 90 days; first 25 days paid 100%, remaining days paid social contributions
Parental leave (parents can divide this however they wish) - 260 days (+90 for twins, +90 for every other child, +30 days if they already have 2 children under 8, +60 days if they have 3 kids under 8, +90 if they have 4 kids under 8); paid 90% or 100% if wage is bellow minimal national wage.
tldr; in most cases a mother gets off 1 month before due date and returns to work when the baby is 11 months old. That's also the age kindergartens start accepting kids.
In Montenegro, the doctor signs you off at 6 months and you start your leave. You then have 12 months after the birth of the baby will the possibility to extend another 3 months on top of that. This is paid at 80% generally. Unemployed women get 80e per month from the government for the first year. You also get a 100e voucher and a large box of baby items upon the registration of the baby. You can transfer as much of the leave to your husband as you like if you want to return to work earlier. Also, all healthcare is 100% free :)
Its 18 weeks paid leave (parental leave.. usually the mother) in Australia.. at the national minimum wage
So can the father take this leave or only the mother?
Its usually just the mother. There is a dad and partner pay thou which dads can get for 2 weeks at national minimum wage. Some guys take this to help their partners after the birth.
Germany
Mandatory maternity leave (paid by health insurance and work place) 6 weeks before the birth and 8 weeks after.
Maternity or paternity leave paid by the government for 14 Months (67% of your income)
Parents can share those months how ever they like to.
Single mums get 14 months on their own
There is the option to take two years of maternity/paternity leave and it is paid by the government as well but it will cut the income in half (so you get about 34% of your pre-baby-income)
It is very nice to stay with your baby for so long.
And then there is the option to stay home longer but that is up to the work place.
Here in Canada we have 18 months ( 1 year and 1/2 ) paid maternity leave
@Nurture - Would like to see a video where it is discussed how much in each country it is to have a baby
Canada (Ontario) - It's covered by OHIP but I know that when I had mine almost 18 years ago I had to pay to OBGYN $120 for something - cannot remember - Not sure if it is the same now
In all of Canada we pay no fees for prenatal care, the delivery, visiting home nurses and home breast feeding consultants, paediatricians visits etc.. Thank God! Then with a full year of paid maternity leave, our children get off to a good, healthy start in life.
I came here just to see Nami but the video was really interesting in general~!
Thank you!
The US is the only Western nation that does not have government-mandated parental leave. You have to hope your employer has such options. My home country, NZ, mandates 22 weeks' maternity leave, however it's not at full pay and in fact only gives the equivalent of around half the average weekly income. For the partners of the mother/primary caregiver, there is only up to two weeks' unpaid leave. Really poor.
Iceland defenetly.
UK has now changed and statutory parental leave can be shared
Who pays for parental leave? The citizens (through taxes) or the company that the parent works for?
Depends on the country..
You get 100% in estonia..(and 2years off work)
In India it is 6 months for the mother and 6 weeks for the farther. All fully paid.
I think countries such as South Africa countries should have 6 months paid maternity leave after the birth of their child.
I think every country should have minimum 6 months paid maternity leave.
Bulgaria is 2 years!
Actually, it is up to 2 years, where 1 year it is fully covered (the lady gets the full amount of her wage) and the 2nd year is paid identically to the minimum state mandated wage.
Ummm are on of the couples sitting in a lake??
Okay Kenya...breastfeeding or not, all mothers want to be near their newborn babies.
So basically what you're saying is, America sucks and I need to move immediately, it doesn't matter where since every single country in the world has more maternity leave than the US does
Sweden rules!!!