… of some work and social protections (e.g. parental leave) for gender equality. The rest of this section briefly … and illnesses, old-age and disability benefits, and maternity and paternity benefits (Eurofound, 2018d; European … half of self-employed women aged 15–49 were entitled to maternity benefits. EIGE’s study on eligibility for parental …
… the design of national public policies, such as parental leave, which provide highly varied employee entitlements … For example, parents in Sweden can use their parental-leave entitlements to shorten their working hours (Nordic …
… target working parents and carers. These measures include maternity, paternity and parental leave, breastfeeding initiatives, childcare support or … national legislation. It provides compensation for family leave, reduces working hours for parents, and provides …
… and central University resources. The policies cover the maternity period and the immediate return to work period. … policies aim to ensure that mothers-to-be can take their maternityleave without worrying about how their leave impacts on …
… reproduction. The 1996 EU Directive on Parental Leave is a reconciliation policy that has been established in … this issue to some degree, but great disparity remains. Maternityleave is a period of time taken off work by an … and/or the social partners. This leave is separate from maternityleave for mothers and from paternity leave for …