Spain extends paternity leave to equal men and women – 01/04/2019

Spain changed the duration of paternity leave from Monday. With the entry into force of decree-law on professional equality, men will have eight weeks of licensethree more than the five weeks so far.

Parents of children born or adopted on this date will have nearly two months leave and should benefit the first two weeks at the same time as the mother and immediately after delivery or adoption. The remaining six weeks of rest can be spread over the first 12 months.

The Spanish government, led by Socialist Pedro Sánchez, approved the standard on 1 March for progressive equalization paternity with maternity leave, so that in 2020 it will be 12 weeks and it will reach 16 weeks in 2021.

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That year, both licenses will be equal and non-transferable for both parents and will be called birth permits, which includes childbirth or adoption and care of the child under 12 months of age.

With this measure, which will have to be validated by the Congress of Deputies, Spain is positioning itself at the head of Europe equal paternity and maternity leave. Iceland is the European country where the authorizations are the most equal, while Sweden is the country that has made the most progress in the European Union.

In Iceland, the license is non-transferable and the payment of five months for each parentplus two more transferable months. In Sweden, the parental leave paid at birth is 480 days (16 months), of which 90 days (3 months) are reserved for each parent and are not transferable, the rest of the time being shared. between the two. Among the least egalitarian countries in Europe are the Netherlands and Italy, where parents are only entitled to three and five days off respectively.

In Argentina, the request for extension of paternity leave and maternity leave is historic. Until now, they are only two days for the "progenitor" and 90 days for the "pregnant person" (taking up the inclusive terminology of the new civil code).

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In recent times, there have been changes in some areas. For example, at the end of last year, the Legislative Assembly of Buenos Aires approved the additional 15-day increase for city officials. In addition, if the mother is also an employee of the public service of Buenos Aires, she will be able to transfer the last month of postpartum leave to the father. For women, paid maternity leave increased from 105 to 120 full calendar days.

In the region, the most advanced is Uruguayit gives 13 days for men, 84 days for women and 180 days that can be moved from one to the other. In Brazil and Chile, they last 5 days for the father and 119 and 126 respectively for the mother.

Source: EFE

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