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Paid “vacation” for partners: inside after the birth will come
The first time with a baby is exhausting and magical at the same time. The traffic light wants both parents to have the opportunity to stay at home for the first two weeks.
The traffic light government has announced some legislative changes in favor of parents. For example, parental leave is to be extended and parental allowance increased. here you can read about all the important projects of the government.
In his government speech on December 14th, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) once again pointed out an important innovation. You want to give your partner two weeks of paid leave after the birth. Thus, both parents would have the opportunity to be there for themselves and the baby for the first 14 days. So far, the second parent has to actively take parental leave or vacation in order to be at home for the first time.
In his speech, Scholz says specifically:
“Parental allowance is a success model. And we want to do it even better. It should be worthwhile when parents share the time for upbringing, care and employment as partners. This means that the partners have two weeks after the birth to be there for the family without affecting the vacation. We are talking about a paid leave of absence. “
And in the coalition agreement it says more precisely:
“We will introduce two weeks of paid leave for the partner after the birth of a child. This option should also be available for single parents give after the 20th week of pregnancy. “
It is not yet known when the law will come into force. But of course we keep our fingers crossed that the project will be implemented as quickly as possible.
This article is originally on ELTERN.de appeared.