The paternity leave in Spain will last 8 weeks – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The paternity leave will be in eight weeks from Monday in Spain, when the decree-law on equal opportunities comes into force increasing it compared to the five weeks fixed so far.

Parents of children born or adopted on that date will have nearly two months off work and should enjoy the first two weeks at the same time as the mother and immediately after birth or adoption.

The remaining six weeks of rest can be spread over the first twelve months.

The Spanish government, led by Socialist Pedro Sanchez, approved on March 1 the rule relating to the gradual equalization of paternity leave with maternity leave, so that in 2020, this deadline will be 12 weeks and 16 weeks in 2021.

That year, both licenses will be equal and non-transferable to both parents and will be called birth authorizations, which includes childbirth or adoption and care for the child under the age of 15. 12 months.

With this measure, which will have to be validated by the Congress of Deputies, Spain is positioning itself at the head of Europe on paternity leave and equal maternity.

Iceland is the European country with the highest number of permits, while within the EU, Sweden is the most distant country.

In Iceland, the license is non-transferable and paid for five months for each parent, plus 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 able to be divided into: both

Among the least egalitarian, there are Holland and Italy, where parents are only entitled to three and five days off, respectively. EFE