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"Unfortunately, here in the United States, that is common, especially with lower-paying jobs. We are just recently seeing more of a trend for paternity leave. Most times it is unpaid leave of absence but it is 'excused' time. The amount of time off is minimal, however, the 'work benefit' for the paternal side is making a presence here. It still does not equate to other countries who practice this idea and most times it is not a benefit in 'blue collar' type jobs," Labor and Delivery nurse Holly explained to Bored Panda.

"I hate to use the word 'benefit' because it’s not much of a benefit to have a week or two off with a newborn, however, that’s the way employers like to portray it as part of their 'benefit packages.' I do believe a parent that is unable to have paternity leave with a newborn is at a disadvantage of bonding and transitioning into a new role as a parent and spouse. It causes a significant strain on both parents. If the parent is single and unable to take 'paid paternity' leave, it can lead to significant mental and emotional distress."

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Slovakia here. My wife and I just had a baby boy. She will get three years of maternity leave and I will get six months of paternity leave while making 75% of my income. We also get all sorts of one-time bonuses, tax deductions, etc. I almost feel guilty for being financially secure despite not having to work for so much time.

drnhfer , Pixabay Report

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126points

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Chicken Nugget 2 years ago

Don’t be guilty ;)

24points

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Norwegian men are required to take two weeks off when the baby is born. Paternal leave in total is a minimum of 15 paid weeks and two weeks right after birth.

ChristofferOslo , Pixabay Report

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123points

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Chicken Nugget 2 years ago

Moving to Norway now

22points

According to Holly, the US has only recently started to recognize the importance of family/work balance as a country.

"In the US, most internationally owned businesses have set a standard of paternal paid leave causing a new influence on the US-owned businesses to follow suit. The older generations here in the US have always practiced in an older model where the paternal figure works and the maternal figure stays home to care for family," the nurse said.

"However, in the new family model, everyone is working and contributing financially and the need for paid paternity leave is more necessary than ever. Lower paying jobs still tend to follow the old model of no paid paternity leave, but my hope is the influence of internationally owned businesses helps drive the practice of standard paid paternity leave."

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US My husband and I work for the same company in the United States. We recently found out that we must SHARE our 12 weeks of unpaid leave. We originally thought we would get 12 weeks per person. America really needs to start caring about parents and families. It's especially grating because I live in a religious red state where having families is a top priority, but the government isn't actually helping people to realize that goal.

kaysuepacabra19 , nappy Report

Final score:

112points

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General Anaesthesia 2 years ago

Red states, like the red party, also believe in "small government" when it comes to serving the people instead of corporations. They're "really big government" when it comes to the government intruding into the private lives, the bedrooms of people.

49points

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New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Germany here, I'm originally from the US and can't fathom having a baby in my home country honestly :/ I took off roughly 19 months maternity leave with each kid, the 6 weeks leading up to due date and the 8 weeks after were fully paid and then I received a reduced salary for the other months and continued to be insured and under pension plan. You can theoretically take 3 years of maternity leave here but the 3rd year is unpaid; however you can keep your job (they have to take you back afterwards) and continue to be insured/pensioned.

Final score:

98points

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Striated Heron 2 years ago

So amazing! How it should be.

18points

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Canada, we have 12 or 18 months of maternity leave. You get paid 80% of your normal salary, but you get the same amount stretched out over either the course of a year or the 18 months.

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Final score:

97points

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Chicken Nugget 2 years ago

WHAT! FOR A YEAR?

25points

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Nurse Holly stressed that it's necessary that every paternal figure ought to receive paid time off to be with a newborn.

"It is necessary that the time is not rushed. Everyone is different in how much time is required to take off. I feel that it can be absolutely beneficial to relationships with the newborn and spouses/significant others to partake in the PAID time off. As well as their mental health in the transition into a major life event," she said that there are various benefits.

"I don’t know if there is a 'right amount' of time [to spend together], however, I have personally seen some of our neighboring paid paternity leave practices and I am envious," she said.

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US I'm in Korea. I got five days of paternity leave. I guess I could have legally taken more time but it was actively discouraged by my work.

Final score:

85points

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Jitesh Parmar 2 years ago

Booo Korea 👎👎

2points

melanieg429f11f61 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US I gave birth on a Friday. By Monday morning, my husband’s boss wanted him back in the office. That was the end of his paternity leave in the US.

Final score:

78points

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Striated Heron 2 years ago

That's so sad. I'm sorry, it must be so hard. It's unfair and I hope we can somehow change it by mothers like you speaking up! Sending all the strength.

21points

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Costa Rica is a third-world country, but we still have four months of paid maternity leave. In government jobs, even men have one month to help. All mothers have daily paid time to breastfeed and it is mandatory to supply a healthy environment for them to do so.

mariela_alv , Solen Feyissa Report

Final score:

78points

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Matthew Daniel 2 years ago

I like the idea of paid breastfeeding time. Quite an interesting concept and should be fully supported everywhere. Not all mothers want very long maternity leave but this would help.

18points

The New York Times article takes a look at paid maternity leave, paid parental leave, as well as paid leave for a health problem. Even though dads get a lot less love than new moms do, around the world, the general trend is the same: the US lags behind other developed and developing nations on Earth.

We’re too exhausted to call it embarrassing by this point, so we’ll settle for ‘unfair' instead. The healthcare system in the US can be inefficient, expensive, and (you could even argue, in some cases) predatory. Not all workers get the support that they need. In the Wild West system that’s in place, you can make it big… but if you get hurt or need some time off, you’re going to feel the pain. Badly. The American Dream seems to favor the eternally healthy and those without family obligations.

The fact of the matter is that newborn kids need to spend a lot of time with their parents. It builds a strong emotional connection between them that can last a lifetime. When you’re back at work right after becoming a new parent, it’s frankly ridiculous. Dystopian, even.

#10

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Living in Italy... My wife's 2.500 euro wage became 287 euros a month. For 6 months. So, it's more of a semi paid leave

Ok_Battle9098 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

74points

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Lisa Zoppi 2 years ago

Italian here. Maybe your wife had a "special" contract? Personally I know that you stay at home from 7th month of pregnancy till baby's 6th month of age with full paid salary. Then 80% till baby's 1 year. If you work in azardous environment (i.e. hairdresser because of hair colouring stuff) you stay at home (fully paid) from pregnancy test being positive...

35points

#11

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Romania paid maternity leave is up to 2 years and fathers can also request paternal leave.

enerchia , Christian Bowen Report

Final score:

73points

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Chicken Nugget 2 years ago

Starting to realize the country that sticks out like a sore thumb among the world...

32points

#12

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In the UK, we have maternity and paternity leave, but we also have a separate statutory minimum of two weeks leave for anyone giving birth. This makes it illegal to go back to work for two weeks even if you wanted to. This prevents women from being coerced into going back too soon.

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Final score:

68points

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Wilf 2 years ago

That post is a little bit misleading: Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks £156.66 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks. Many (most?) salaried employees get in excess of this as part of their employment contracts though. My wife gets 1 year at full pay and another 6 months at 50%. There are also legal protections about holding jobs open too.

24points

BBC Worklife states that only around 21% of American workers have access to paid family leave through their employers. Other parents have access to 12 weeks of _unpaid leave_ if they work at a company with 50 or more employees. That puts a lot of pressure on parents who feel the financial pressure and need the money to keep a roof over their families’ heads and to put food on the table. Some choose to go back to work immediately. But it’s not really a choice though, is it?

Labor and Delivery Nurse Holly D. previously explained to Bored Panda a bit more about how it’s incredibly important for both parents to be together throughout the entire process of the birth and afterward. “To say that a mother or father being present after the birth of their child is important does not seem enough,” she told us.

“The postpartum period is such an intricate time for the mother to heal, physically emotionally, and mentally,” she said. “It is also a time where bonding and learning with the newborn takes place. This bonding is healing in so many ways. In premature birth, mothers are forced to make a choice to heal physically or postpone that postpartum time off from work for when the infant comes home from NICU,” she said.

“Unfair/inhumane will describe that forced decision that employers have placed on the parents in these situations. Employers should not be dictating the medical needs of the mother and imposing continued delay in bonding time with their infant.”

#13

In Switzerland we have "only" 4 months. Compare to other countries in Europe already 1 of the less friendly system on the continent. Ppl from different European countries are usually pretty much surprised and feel sorry about us. (in France just the "daddy leave" is something like 3 months as I know)

From Europe the USA social system looks inhuman (as well as your Healthcare system) but from the States probably Europe seems communist.

What Bernie recommended (The Skandinavian HC model) is one of the best and healthiest system in Europe! I was pretty much surprised why that idea was not that popular in the States. Here in Europe we are very envious of the Swedish system and well-being level!

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Final score:

64points

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Cindy M 2 years ago

I'm in the US, and that doesn't sound communist to me. It sounds like an intelligent, productive reinvestment of taxes into a population. Why our government insists in more military spending will never make sense to me.

21points

#14

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Sweden we have three months of paid leave for each parent. Then a couple gets 300 days that they can divide between parents as they see fit.

xXxMemeLord69xXx , Liv Bruce Report

Final score:

64points

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Lena Flising 2 years ago

The father has ten days paid leave immediately after birth, so that the new parents can share the first days with the newborn.

6points

#15

I live in the US. I had to go without a vacation or any time off for more than two years in order to accrue the measly seven weeks of parental leave I finally took. I couldn't afford to be without a paycheck, so I went back the day after my PTO (paid time off) ran out. It was awful. My milk supply was still regulating, no one was sleeping through the night, and within a couple weeks, I was hit with serious postpartum depression. This country can afford paid leave. We are literally the worst for not providing it.

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61points

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Trisha Howson 2 years ago

So true I think it awful all these other places but " the such a great place to live" can not

8points

#16

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Austria we can choose between one or two years, if you choose the 2 years you only get about 500€ per month, if you choose the one year it depends on your income before parental leave and you get up to 1700€ a month. All families additionally get about 170€ monthly per child in government assistance no matter their income. Oh and men have the right to go on paternity leave (meaning their employer is legally obligated to grant them paternity leave). If mom and dad split parental leave evenly you get another 1000€ bonus from the state.

WurmiMama , Fallon Michael Report

Final score:

59points

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Trisha Howson 2 years ago

WOW

7points

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#17

As a German who will get 100% of her pay on leave 6 weeks before birth and 8 weeks after (and 67% of her pay for up to three years) and who cannot legally be fired the second she became pregnant I am just as flabbergasted as you are, but the other way around. I cannot believe this is not normal everywhere and I cannot believe they cut us down to 67% after 8 weeks, I think it should be at least 6 full months.

Final score:

53points

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Asif 2 years ago

And Germany has some of the longest paid vacations in the world. Yet, also one of the most productive countries in the world... hmmm. maybe those are related??

23points

#18

A decade or so ago, at my previous job one of my clients was a huge American media company, and I worked closely with one of their project managers, a woman I'll call Violet. One day VIolet announced that she was going to take some time off because she was going to have a baby. I congratulated her, wished her the best, etc., expecting not talking to her again any time soon - over here women usually take at least a year off from work when they're having a baby, at least if it's their first, but often even with further kids.

Two weeks later Violet was back, like nothing happened, and I was like "oh my god, how come she's back, did she have a miscarriage?! what should I say to her?!" and then turned out that the baby was fine, she just had to get back to work. Two f**king weeks, with a newborn baby. I've no idea how she managed, I hope she had a partner or someone to help her.

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48points

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Upstaged75 2 years ago

That's crazy. Most US companies will give you at least 3 months. I wonder if she was pressured to do it or she was just a workaholic? We definitely shouldn't encourage this as the norm.

2points

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#19

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Belgium, I have mandatory 1 week before due date that I have to take, and a maximum of 6 weeks before DD. Then there is a mandatory 9 weeks I have to take postpartum but it can be extended by the 5 optional weeks before delivery, so 14 weeks in total.

First month I get paid 90% of my salary, then about 80% for the following months (so dumb if they make it mandatory leave). My hubby gets 20 workdays off (holidays don't count), same with his wage.

I also get protection against termination from the moment you notify your job, with a signed letter from the doc ofc, so people here tell their jobs around the same time they tell everyone else (12 weeks).

My friend in Sweden thought this was ludicrously little time leave and that they have a minimum 5 months or so.

Final score:

43points

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Karen Lukase 2 years ago

I had my daughter on a Thursday and was back to work by Wednesday. You can guess what country I live in..

7points

#20

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US I’m a NICU nurse. We had a mom from Denmark once. I mentioned to her that I was going to pump for my baby (8 months old) and I would be right back. When I got back, she had a lot of questions about pumping at work. She was flabbergasted that we have to go back to work while still breastfeeding. Apparently pumping at work is not a thing in Denmark because moms simply stay with their baby when they’re breastfeeding. She said she felt so bad for me, but I had never thought of it like that before.

emilyrmorgan , JESHOOTS.COM Report

Final score:

43points

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Iifa A. 2 years ago

Well yes, right to food and being feed is a human right. We think it's inhumane to force women to extract.milk just so you can earn money for company who has no moral standards or empathy. Producing milk, and pumping and feeding drains body and energy levels, we don't let pilots, doctors and nurses to work in that state, but we fully expect the new mother to be energy bunny serving everyone and lastly take.care of the child. A mother who works 8-12hr shifts will return home to the baby tired and stressed. PTSD, child.abuse, sleep deprivation and fatigue cause the most shaken baby syndrome. Why not give the young mum time, support and understanding to be a great mum, to bond with the child and give them the best chance to love the child in safe, healthy environment, take time and put effort only into learning to care and run the household with the baby. Most people won't have experience with a real baby until they have their own.

21points

#21

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Lithuania it's one year paid maternity/paternity leave (77% of your salary). Or you can spread it out over 2 years and get 2 years paid maternity/paternity leave. The other parent also gets one month paid leave when the baby is born

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39points

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Alditekim 2 years ago

77 is a unique number. I wonder how it got to that number.

9points

#22

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US I'm from Kuwait and any woman giving birth gets a minimum of 70 days paid maternity leave by law. And if you work in the public sector, you can get paid leave for up to six months (or up to one year making 50% of your salary). When you are ready to go back to work the employer is not allowed to fire you either.

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36points

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#23

In France, you get six weeks off before labor and 10 weeks after. You may shift this split to four weeks and then 12 weeks with a doctor's note. This time off is mandatory and your pay is about 90%. For a country that's sometimes touted as 'socialistic,' this paid time off doesn't seem that much. I'm grateful but I would gladly take more!

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Edgar 2 years ago

There's a difference between "socialistic" (related to socialist ideology), and having social services.

15points

#24

In New Zealand, you can have up to 36 weeks of paid leave. The government pays either parent about $450 a week after tax regardless of what your salary is. Your employer also has to keep your job for you and follow a full integration process. We also have mandatory four weeks of paid leave each year and ten paid sick days. It’s absolutely scary to think about jobs with no paid leave.

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32points

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Maria 2 years ago

Portugal: You can choose to share the parental leave, thus giving you 180 days (6 months). Usually, if is is only maternal leave its between 120 and 150 days. Mothers have to take 42 days (mandatory). Fathers have 20 days with 5 to be used immediately after birth. So we decided that I would take the 42 mandatory days and he would take his 20 days and then he would take the remaining days of the paternal leave because he was an employee and would be paid despite not working, plus he had some overtime and used those days. I was a freelancer getting paid by task. He received full salary for 150 days and 80% after that, until the 180th day. Our baby was born in June, so my partner only worked for a week and was off until January.

4points

#25

In India, where we are struggling with over-population the women atleast dont have to suffer due to lack of maternity leave.

In order to get maternity leaves, woman employee needs to have minimum 80 working days.

Women employees can avail 8 weeks maternity leave before the expected delivery date and remaining 18 weeks maternity leave will be given after delivery date.

12 weeks of maternity leave will be given to adopting mothers and women employees who have surrogates.

Every employer who has 50 or more than 50 employees will need to arrange creche facilities within 1 km of working areas and 4 visits will be allowed to women employees. These 4 visits include regular intervals of rest. Earlier only 2 visits will be given under nursing breaks for the child less than 15 months old. The above are the changes in maternity benefit act 1961.

The woman employees who are under ESI scheme will get the salary for maternity leave period from ESIC, for remaining women employees employer will pay the salary.

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31points

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suvrata bored panda 2 years ago (edited)

Just to add here for government employees there is additional CCL(Child care leave) which can be availed anytime till the child reach 18yrs of age. The age limit is absent for the parents of special need child.

10points

#26

California teacher here. People assume that teachers get paid maternity leave (this is possibly because there are a lot of young professionals and mothers in the field), but the truth is we do NOT. We get zero days of paid leave. We get the federally mandated 12 weeks unpaid leave, but if we need financial support during that time we have to use our sick leave. This means that most of us can’t take the full 12 weeks off.
I think a lot of us go into teaching with the hope that it will fit well into a parenting schedule (kids at school while you’re at work, summer and winter breaks) without realizing that we have very few options when it comes to maternity leave. Furthermore, if you get pregnant before getting tenured, there is a very real chance that you could lose your position. Teachers who are not tenured are on temporary contracts. When the school year ends, so does your job, unless the school 'invites' you back. Being pregnant does not improve your odds.

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30points

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Trisha Howson 2 years ago

This is sad we should make it better for women in this country. I'm telling you. Not pay when your on leave that just ant right. But I'm shore other people feel different

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#27

In Germany, each parent can take up to three years of parental leave per child. In the case of the mother, this three years includes a legally prescribed six weeks after birth, during which the mother must stay home. Fathers can start parental leave at childbirth. Both parents have to take at least a part of parental leave before the child turns three and parental leave must conclude before the child's eighth birthday. Aside from these rules, parents are free to choose the beginning and end of their parental leave.

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Charlotte Lauber 2 years ago

This is not correct. You have to stay at home 8 weeks after giving birth. Incorrect, too: Not both parents HAVE to take parental leave; they can, but it's not a must.

3points

#28

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Russian 166 weeks have their downside. 1) Though they are paid, the amount of payment is capped. It was like 25% of my salary when I worked in Russia (software engineer) 2) Many employers try to avoid hiring a woman of “reproductive” age, as they have to find a temporary worker for her while she is on a maternity leave; also the compensation should be paid by an employer - though it will be reimbursed by the state later, employers don’t like to spend their money that way. (I’ve read in some blog that some manager once told something like: “You have sex, and I have to pay for that”). And even if they hire a woman, they may ask her on a job interview if she is married, or if she plans to have kids (those questions are illegal, but…) 3) Even though it’s illegal to fire a pregnant person or a person who is on maternity leave, may employers find a legal way to do so 4) The maternity leave can’t be shared between parents

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24points

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KM 2 years ago

#4 is incorrect. There are 2 types of parental leave in Russia: medical leave only the mother has to get better after giving birth and the actual parental leave for up to 3 years (1.5 years paid 60% of your income, insignificant after that). Now this 3 years can be used by any parent OR a great parent. Two people cannot be on leave for one child simultaneously, but the overall time can be shared. In the public sector getting fired while pregnant is pretty much impossible, private can be tricky but you can (and many successfully have) fight it in court.

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#29

In Poland women are usually give something like a sick leave (paid) for always the whole of the pregnancy. You can kinda chose if you want to stay at home or not. Then you have 1 year of paid maternity leave (paid around 70%). I think you can also make it into 2 years and spread the money over 2 years. Even if you are not employed permanently you will get 1000 pln per month (around 250 usd but it so worth much more in Poland).

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24points

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Gosiaatje 2 years ago (edited)

Well, in Poland you can get a sick leave during your pregnancy if your pregnancy is high-risk but anytime you can expect an unexpected visit from someone from the National Insurance Company (ZUS) to see if you're not cheating. I worked until I was 7 months pregnant which is when some risks actually appeared (had to stay very briefly in the hospital). You get 80% of your salary for the first year and cannot spread it to 2 years. After the 1st year you can stay with your child at home for up to 3 more years (unpaid) or use the remaining unpaid leave anytime you wish until your child is 6. You're protected from getting fired during all this time. Both parents can take the unpaid leave.

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#30

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US In Japan, maternity leave refers to the medical leave that mothers are entitled to take on either side of their due date. It is approximately six weeks prior to her due date and eight weeks post). There is no equivalent leave for fathers, but some employers offer leave in addition to the mandatory entitlements (such as a week or two of 'paid paternity leave') to fathers around the time of the birth.

starkimpossibility , Mulyadi Report

Final score:

24points

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Akira 'Dan' 2 years ago

This is disingenuous at best (I am a father in Japan). Japan has 2 types of guaranteed paid leave: Maternity & Childcare leave Maternity is 8 weeks, but childcare leave is 1 year and available to both mother and father. Pay is 67% of base pay, but pension and insurance contributions are 100% paid by employer, so in reality you get approx. 90% of your base take-home pay. Fathers are guaranteed this leave by law, so no OP, there is nothing about employers offering "additional leave such as 1-2 weeks". Fathers are guaranteed 1 year, whereas mothers are guaranteed 14 months of paid leave.

4points

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#31

I’m an American living in Sweden. Sweden is pretty great for having kids! I’ve taken 10 months off from work, most of it paid at 80%-90% of my regular salary. My husband is about to go on parental leave and will take 12 months in total, so that our daughter will start daycare when she’s 18 months old. I’ll probably take an additional 1-2 months this year so that we can have more time together during Christmas and in the summer.

Your job is protected until the baby is 18 months old, and you have the right to reduce work hours down to 75% of full time until the child is 8 years old (or 12, may have changed recently). You also accrue vacation days for the first 120 days of parental leave! After 10 months off, I’ll have 13 vacation days I need to use by the end of the year…kind of crazy actually.

You get money every month for having a child (1250 sek or approx $130) from when the child is born until they’re 16 years old.

Daycare is heavily subsidized by the government and costs max $160 per month, and the more kids you have in daycare the less it costs per kid. Another amazing thing - if you’re a single parent that works nights, or both parents work nights and you can’t change this at your job, you can apply for your kid to go to “night daycare”, where the government provides care for your kid at an overnight center that they sleep at, or they send a person to stay at your house/apartment and take care of your kid(s) while you’re working. This is the same cost as regular daycare.

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10points

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Niki A 1 year ago

I had to quit the job I had when I gave birth to my first child. I worked in a diner, and at most I made about $300 a week. Most daycares would not take children under 6 months, and the only one I could find charged $250 a week for children under 6 months, and after that it was $200 until they were two.

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#32

Speaking from Chile, I have to take (it’s mandatory) 6 weeks before the due date and before due date it’s around 24 to 30 weeks, all being paid.

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#33

In Portugal, we have four months paid at 100% of our salary or five months paid at 87%. You can extend maternity leave to sixth months and Social Security will still pay around 40%. The father has to take a mandatory 10 to 15 days after the birth and can take a full month after the mother's leave — all 100% paid. Even if they are unemployed, parents get paid to stay home with the baby. Children have free medical care until their 18th birthday too, in the public healthcare system.

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#34

I was a resident doctor during my pregnancy. I worked until the day I was scheduled to be induced. I then had six weeks off, and I also used my four vacation weeks for the year. I had 'saved' two weeks from my previous years in residency. My husband got three days off after our baby was born. He took two weeks of 'vacation' after and I went back to work. Our baby was in daycare by nine weeks old. The US is abysmal for parental leave.

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#35

I work for a professional services firm with 100 offices between US and Canada. One of our US Office Services leaders connected with me recently because one of my Canadian team members transferred to her group. This employee lives in Alberta and is on our Canada payroll and accounting. The US leader asked me about how we handle mat leave. I explained that the employee can take up to 18 months and we typically hire a replacement on contract with one month overlap at start and end for transition. The US leader was FLOORED! They take 12 weeks and the other team members pick up the slack. She was pissed that no one in our HR team has counseled US leaders about the difference between US and Canada. I held my opinion that if I were a leader adding someone to my team from another country I would actively learn the labour standards.

I took the opportunity to tell her that not only do we have better mat leave but while they work 40 hours a week, we work 37.5; we have more stat holidays; we have better overtime pay; we have better benefits AND the Canadian offices have summer hours where we work 35 hours per week between Jul 1 and Labour Day. She told me it should be that if a Canadian works on a US team they have to follow the US work standards. I told her that was impossible because the Canadian employee is covered by federal and provincial law and employment standards. She is none to pleased and she is "going to take it up with HR". YIKES!

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Iifa A. 2 years ago

This here just confirms how bad us is. Imagine being so beaten to embrace a broken system that you cannot be happy for someone who isn't at least suffering as much as you. I work for USA company in Ireland. The horror stories, USA head of department tried to get my team written up for not answering his emails out of work. Imagine the shock he got when he found out our schedule specifically says when to answer calls, and the job gets done, there's no emergencies and we work less for hire pay. I have no idea what goes.on in us office but they constantly pull 12hr shifts, and have sudden emergencies that need out of hours resolve. Instead of moaning we have it too easy and it's unfair, why not ce.to our office and check what we do? After all our regulations and employment laws are way stricter than they have.

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#36

Finland here, the system changes next year to where it’s 1/3 birth-giving parent, 1/3 other parent, 1/3 divided between the two however you wish. Adoptive parents have some diff system and don’t get all of the days a parent giving birth would but still time to prepare before child comes. We currently have something like 12% of fathers using their paternity leave in full so the change is in hopes of encouraging them to use more and not lock women into SAHM situation too long and get left out of the workforce (women fall behind on salary increases and earned pension from the time they get their first child compared to male parents).

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#37

In Hungary women get paid leave up to 3 years, but otherwise our government's views suck a*s. Think handmaid's tale vibes, like ostracizing LMBTQ people and diminishing women to the role of giving birth and nothing more. The prolonged paid leave is a part of their policy to popularize having children and a family but otherwise conditions are really bad here (low pays, impossible to buy even a tiny apartment, etc.)

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InvincibleRodent 2 years ago

Yep. Honestly, this is why I call this whole incentive to have more kids a breeding program- because that's what it is. It's really quite shamelessly trying to make women into broodmares, and the cherry on top of this s**t-cake is the people who view this as a good thing. I've heard of women who were on maternity leave from their job for a consecutive 11 years, just timing each child to be born at the tail end of the leave from the previous one, and these few are really hurting young women's prospects for employment. I have been denied jobs before because "I'll go on maternity leave in a few years anyway".

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#38

Brazilian here. In Brazil, mothers have four months off while they make 100% of their salary. The other parent gets five days. The biggest companies are typically part of a government program called Citizen Company, which offers fully paid maternity leave for six months and paternity leave of 20 days. Also, mothers can't be fired for five months after returning to work. It's not enough, but it's something.

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#39

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US Australian here - we get 18 weeks at minimum wage (I think that's about $750 per week??). Many employers will 'top up' that amount to your normal salary. My employer pays 16 weeks at full pay on top of the 18 weeks (so you can have 34 weeks mat leave if you want). I have 9 weeks annual leave available, so I'm taking that at half pay and will be paid that at the same time as the government maternity leave.

I found it interesting that they also mention sick leave in the article. I think in Australia the average sick leave is 10 days per year (I get 18 days), but it accumulates. As an example I currently have 120 sick days available to me. If I switch employers though, it resets to zero.

But - I'd be interested to hear a viewpoint from anyone in the US who thinks it's fair not to offer paid maternity leave? That's a genuine request - there must be many people who think it's fair not to offer paid leave of any sort for it not to have changed by now.

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AmAndA_Panda 2 years ago

It's corporate greed as much as anything. Same reason we can't get livable wages or affordable healthcare. The people with all the money have all the power.

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#40

New York Times Publishes Post-Birth Paid Leave Infographic, Inspires 30 People To Share How Different It Is Where They Live Compared To The US I'm in Canada, I took my leave starting at 33 weeks. I make 100% of my salary for 15 weeks. Government covers 55% and my job tops up the payments. After this I'm taking 37 weeks at 55% which is 595$ a week. My SO is taking 10 weeks at the same.

The US really needs to step up their game. Would this be something that could be protested for? Even having to pay for the hospital bill of having a child is crazy.

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#41

The best thing about Australia's parental leave is that your job is safe for a year. I took the whole year off (with my savings) and just started back at work this month. I'm in a slightly different role which suits me better now as a mum, and it was so lovely having the year off with baby knowing I had employment when I was ready to go back.

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Susan Zealey 2 years ago

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#42

I live in Israel where there is a mandatory 15 weeks of paid parental leave. The first six weeks must be taken by the one who gave birth, but I decided to go back to work part-time (just five hours a week) and transfer the rest of my mandated leave to my husband, who got to take the rest of the time paid. Payment for parental leave is calculated by your last three pay stubs. You are paid the total amount you earned over the last three pay stubs per month. I couldn't be fired within six months of returning...and I could quit within the first year to take care of my kid and would get the same benefits as if I was fired.

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#43

Here in Uruguay we're about to have our first baby. My wife gets three months off and I get 13 consecutive days, all paid for by the government. After that, one of us can take three more months fully paid by the government too.

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#44

As a Swede, I would like to point out that the benefit is 480 days of paid leave to be shared by both parents as they wish, except that 90 days are reserved for each parent. This latter clause exists to encourage fathers to take parental leave and Sweden has one of the highest rates of paternal parental leave in the world.

The scale here ends at 24 weeks, but 480 days is 68.5 weeks, which is almost triple the 24 weeks used as the upper end of the scale here.

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#45

In New Zealand, you get six months paid maternity leave of up to $600 a week before tax depending on how much you earn (this is the highest they will pay). You are also entitled to another 6 months unpaid where your job must hold your position for you. My husband is also entitled to two weeks off, but paternity leave here is unpaid.

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#46

I get 4 weeks before the baby and 4 weeks after the baby my full loan +some Bonus (you don’t work 4 weeks before the baby arrives)and then you can take "Karenz" up to 2‘years with a reduced salary.Like I take 1,3 month and get 60% of my salary.

Austria

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Albino 2 years ago

This is BS. It's 8 weeks before and after. So 16 weeks. Karenz can be up to the day before the second birthday of the child and cannot be denied by the employer when requested.

3points

#47

American here. I’m so over the US and their dated policies that are not family friendly. My husband’s job, a university, gives him 12 weeks of paid paternity leave. Awesome, right?! Well. He works in college athletics. We were luckily able to time our baby to be born off season, but his bosses strongly recommended he should not file for paternity leave or risk being non renewed. What bulls**t. We moved for this job and a big selling point was that paid leave because I’m a teacher and didn’t go back this year. I’m working a low paying part time gig from home instead. If I went back to the classroom, I would have had to quit or pay the district because I wouldn’t have enough leave accrued and wouldn’t have been eligible for disability due to the 12 month work requirement. I do plan to go back next year after baby is born because this massive paycut and inability to save more than $30 bucks a month isn’t sustainable. I’m so mad that his job would be in jeopardy for taking leave that he is allowed to take. I’m mad that the system and his work environment demands he put them above his family, but that’s like all of America. F that. We will likely be one and done if there isn’t promising change to support families. Sorry this turned into a vent. It’s infuriating.

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Niki A 1 year ago

We teachers get screwed. Also, where I am in the US, there is no such thing as tenure anymore, so we have to receive a contract every year to return.

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#48

I’m in NC in the US and my company now offers 16 weeks partially paid, but added the stipulation that you must come back to work for 12 months afterwards or you’ll need to pay back anything paid out during maternity leave. Really puts a damper on my excitement because I know I’m unable to make the decision not to come back unless I want to just not touch the money on the off chance I have to pay the lump sum back. And I’ve put in 9 years at this company - you would think they’ve gotten value out of me by now.

It’s better than most of my fellow US parents but still disappointing.

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#49

New York State offers paternity leave for 12 weeks where fathers make 67% of their pay, capped at $1,068.37 per week.

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AVershaw 2 years ago

Man the US sucks compared to these countries. Gosh Damm greedy buttholes

15points

Seabeast 2 years ago

Hence the Republican rush to get abortion outlawed everywhere. Fewer women are having babies because it's so hard, so they want to force them to. Contraception will be next on the hit list.

11points

DrBronxx 2 years ago (edited)

In my role, one of my jobs was to tell an employee that he can have a day off to see his baby, but then he has to be back at work immediately after that. It's having to do things like that, and having arguments with my boss about it, that have made me decide to quit my job.

10points

Carrie Laughs 2 years ago

Hope you find something better, or at least better bosses. It's hard when we need to work and have little say in the rules that come with the country we're born in. Good luck.

3points

Jiska Veldhuizen 2 years ago (edited)

The Netherlands here: You get 16 weeks of fully paid maternity leave. Usally 4 or 6 weeks before your due date and the rest afterwards. Men get 2 weeks paid paternity leave. After you can take up to 26 weeks additional leave, 9 weeks have to be paid at least 70% (although it depends on your employer, my job pays 100%) the rest of the weeks are unpaid but again, depends on your employer. My job pays 70% for 4 weeks extra. Parental leave can be split between both parents until the child is 8. Also if you have a lower income you get money from the goverment to pay for childcare. And last, our country is the only one in the world where you get maternity care at your home for at least a week. A special nurse comes is daily to check on you and the baby, help with the rest of your family, do small chores to keep your house running and if you have any questions according to the baby or breastfeeding she wil help you. It is almost fully paid for by the goverment

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Milan 2 years ago (edited)

Slovakia. 8 months paid maternity leave while you get 80% from your salary and is starting one month before the birth. On paid maternity leave can be few weeks also the father and they can combine the income. Then after 8 months is approx 2,5 years paid paternity leave, you get less money, around 500€ monthly, so you can decide, if you want to go back to work or just stay on paternity leave. In this 3 years, your boss can’t fire you and your position has to be ready for you when you go back to work. If your position is not available anymore, they have to offer you better position as was your previous, if they can not, you can give your 2 months paid notice and quit.

5points

Gigantor the Bog Monster 2 years ago

Basically what you want to do is give birth in ANY country other than the old USofA

3points

Katchen 2 years ago

After reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo, I have concluded that South Korea is just a bad as the US.

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fu yu 2 years ago

So ironic that U.S. and Korea share the same standards concerning maternity leave.

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Casey Payne 2 years ago

The United States have painted themselves into a corner. The government won't regulate the Health Care Industry and instead pushes the job market to provide health insurance. That puts the burden on the job market to decide maternity leave, which 60-80% individual small to mid size company's can't really do effectively without serious financial burden. And there is no way the insurance industry will pay ANYTHING unless it legally has to. And all that is before we get to the despicable draconian interference from "religious" groups that straight up disrespects women working outside the home period. Women are surrounded by the neglectful, the impotent, the stringent and the downright hateful organizations that care more about them as an incubator than a person.

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Yaz Cam 2 years ago (edited)

US. I just wanted to give an explanation of how it works, as some of these submissions are wild. The federal FMLA is 12 weeks unpaid. Each state has their own FMLA that at MINIMUM must mirror the federal FMLA. Some states have paid FMLA, like California has up to 8 weeks and has the minimum federal 12 weeks unpaid. Then companies can have their own FML, maternity, paternity leave polices but they MUST at MINIMUM mirror the federal AND state requirements. There are companies that have not versed themselves in the legal requirements of the state their business is in and there are companies that take or try to take advantage of their employees who are not versed in their rights. The post of the husband being called in the Monday after their child was born - illegal. The submissions on the US vary because each state can have their own requirements but again they at minimum have to mirror the federal one.

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Mil 2 years ago

If you are full time...if you have put in 1,250 hours in the last year- SCHEDULED hours, if you have worked there for at least a year....if there are at least 50 employees if not it doesn't apply, if, if, if. There are so many loopholes that companies exploit to avoid doing any of these "requirements". On top of the most glaring one of all, UNPAID leave. Never mind how mothers are pressured to return earlier because if they don't, their job will be gone. How many have been fired when they do return in retaliation? My point is don't make excuses for the shitty company policies and the even shittier legislators that continue to shove down the 99% of the population just to lick the boots of the 1%. By the way, that husband has not been in that position for over a year, so it's legal for the company to screw him over. Nice job.

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Jeff Ramos 2 years ago

UK: I got 3 months paternity leave fully paid and could use within one year. Took one month when my son born and 2 months plus few holidays to spend 3 months with my wife's family in New Zealand. Also the studio is fully remote so I spend a lot of time with my son and they are always very nice about it. We need more companies like that

1point

Ingrid 2 years ago

But that's just your contract, not the UK law unfortunately

1point

LunchLady 1 year ago

Such b******t

0points

Jutta Plötz 1 year ago

Why?

0points

Knittin'Kitten 1 year ago

Hungary: For the first 6 months you actually get your gross salary, so it's higher than your usual monthly income. After that, for 1,5 years, you get 70% of your salary (but there is a limit, so if you had a really high salary, then it's around 70% of the doubled minimal wage). Then you can still choose to stay at home for 1 more year, but you'll only get some pocket money in that case. Oh, and of course your workplace has to take you back when you decide to return. My country does a lots of things wrong, but maternity leave is pretty cool here.

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millac 2 years ago

So it seems countries with small populations and very low birth rates are the only ones handing out year + leaves with generous payments. The others seems to be about 4 months or less, with incentives for going back to work earlier (the lesser payments, usually under what you could live on solo, for longer leaves). The US has a high population and high birth rates, so there isn't an incentive to promote having children by making it easier. China used to be similar and have low or no leave, but have changed since realizing they don't have the worker population they need and started offering better leave.

0points

Meeow 2 years ago

Other countries are always better than the US, gotta be ashamed.

0points

Sanchi 2 years ago

Not always, a lot of the time but not always.

0points

Ladytron 2 years ago

I'm really grateful for the parental leave we get. I would be heartbroken if I had to leave my young infant after a couple weeks. At least in my experience you and your whole body just NEEDS to stay with your child when they are that young. I didn't want to leave even if I could because it would literally hurt to be separated. That being said, I still wish fathers took more parental leave in countries where they have the chance. I can understand that many mother's want and need to be at home first and for a longer time of biological/hormonal reasons, especially if she breastfeed, but there is really no excuse for not taking those days when the baby is closer to a year or older... On another note: it's very disturbing and upsetting to me how a "leading" country like the US can ban abortion and not even provide the slightest security for parents.

0points

Cookie 2 years ago

Malaysia here - 3 months off at full pay. No paternity leave. 3 months is enough for employers to not want to hire women and to ask applicants to state their marital status on their resume. If you are a single mother, forget it, no-one wants you because you will always be ditching work over children's issues, sickness, going to court, etc. No enforcement of payment of child support either.

0points

VM37 2 years ago (edited)

Croatia. Mandarory 28 days (4 weeks) before due date and 6 weeks after full pay. First 6 months of baby's life full pay. Another 6 months 75 % with max amount of about 800 euros. With 3rd child and twins another 2 years but reducwd pay to adout 300 euros. 2 months paternal leave nontransfer to Mother, optinal. Unemployed Mothers get one year paid about 250 euros a month.

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iblewsheep 2 years ago

and now let's talk about the ridiculous cost of childcare once you do return to work.....

0points

Ladytron 2 years ago

That's why it needs to be based on income.

0points

Jitka Moore 2 years ago

czech republik here! we get paid 27weeks of maternity leave (of which you choose to take 6-8weeks prior to due date) the rest after this is due to your previous year of salary. and then the family gets paternity leave (cca $12000) which you can take over 1-4 years and either parent can stay home. and if you have a contract the employer cannot fire you and have to keep your place.

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Jitka Moore 2 years ago

also dads get 10days paid extra leave after the baby is born. this is on top od 4-5weeks of paid leave a year.

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Cecile Visscher 2 years ago

Very interesting! In the Netherlands we are always told we have the best system in te world. Two weeks before giving birth and 10 weeks after, fully paid. I won't say its the worst, but it certainly isnt the best.

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Jessica Julian 2 years ago

Is it any wonder the U.S. is facing a severe population decrease?

-1point

Perniculous 2 years ago

I'm a lefty, but I'm also the owner of a small business. I'd be curious to see how the business size determines the amount of time off. I assume some of this is paid for by taxes (to the people who say the government pays for it LOL). But what about smaller businesses? I have 6 employees. Would this mean I have to let 17% of my workforce leave for months, then guarantee their job when they get back? I'm sort of poking the pig here but honestly I'd like to know how that works. All this is a glorious wonderland for people who don't write the checks.

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Ladytron 2 years ago

Yes obviously it's paid by taxes. We all know it is and approve of it. I happily pay taxes to provide security for myself and others. Employers don't pay for your leave, the government does (with taxes,yes) based on your income. Employers usually hire a temp for the period one employee is on parental leave. You are required to let your employer know a couple months before you go on leave and you are in contact with them during the time you are away to let them know when you will return.

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Gál-Semegi Veronika 2 years ago (edited)

Hungary: mothers have 3 years paid leave. For the first 6 months you get the 100% of your salary, then for the next 1.5 years you get about 380 Eur/month. The last year you get 65 euro/month. Paternity leave is 5 paid days. Not great, not terrible.

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Eric Mac Fadden 2 years ago

A bad thing about it in Brazil: even with 6 months of paid leave, the taxes, the salary and all benefits - even for the temporary replacement - are a burden many people can't afford. Yes, I mean the bosses. We are already living counting change to survive, even the business owners, and I saw A LOT of times this just destroying several business with two, three employees and pushing everyone to the abyss of unemployment - mostly the bosses. But it's just another point of view...

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AVershaw 2 years ago

Man the US sucks compared to these countries. Gosh Damm greedy buttholes

15points

Seabeast 2 years ago

Hence the Republican rush to get abortion outlawed everywhere. Fewer women are having babies because it's so hard, so they want to force them to. Contraception will be next on the hit list.

11points

DrBronxx 2 years ago (edited)

10points

Carrie Laughs 2 years ago

Hope you find something better, or at least better bosses. It's hard when we need to work and have little say in the rules that come with the country we're born in. Good luck.

3points

Jiska Veldhuizen 2 years ago (edited)

6points

Milan 2 years ago (edited)

5points

Gigantor the Bog Monster 2 years ago

Basically what you want to do is give birth in ANY country other than the old USofA

3points

Katchen 2 years ago

After reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo, I have concluded that South Korea is just a bad as the US.

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fu yu 2 years ago

So ironic that U.S. and Korea share the same standards concerning maternity leave.

3points

Casey Payne 2 years ago

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Yaz Cam 2 years ago (edited)

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Mil 2 years ago

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Jeff Ramos 2 years ago

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Ingrid 2 years ago

But that's just your contract, not the UK law unfortunately

1point

LunchLady 1 year ago

Such b******t

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Jutta Plötz 1 year ago

Why?

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Knittin'Kitten 1 year ago

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millac 2 years ago

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Meeow 2 years ago

Other countries are always better than the US, gotta be ashamed.

0points

Sanchi 2 years ago

Not always, a lot of the time but not always.

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Ladytron 2 years ago

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Cookie 2 years ago

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VM37 2 years ago (edited)

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iblewsheep 2 years ago

and now let's talk about the ridiculous cost of childcare once you do return to work.....

0points

Ladytron 2 years ago

That's why it needs to be based on income.

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Jitka Moore 2 years ago

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Jitka Moore 2 years ago

also dads get 10days paid extra leave after the baby is born. this is on top od 4-5weeks of paid leave a year.

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Cecile Visscher 2 years ago

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Jessica Julian 2 years ago

Is it any wonder the U.S. is facing a severe population decrease?

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Perniculous 2 years ago

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Ladytron 2 years ago

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