What has the pandemic taught us about (parenting) leaves? Ivana Dobrotić, University of Zagreb

Microsoft PowerPoint - Pandemic Greece presentation_final What has the pandemic taught us about (parenting) leaves? Ivana Dobrotić, University of Zagreb Alison Koslowski, TCRU, University College London Sonja Blum, Bielefeld University 20th Leave Policies and Research Annual Seminar, 29-30 June 2023, Athens, Greece Leave Policies in Changing Times: New Patterns of Work and Care and Gender and Soci. [...] Feeding into public enquiries into pandemic response? Data For leave-related policy responses • Country notes in the International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research 2020 and 2021 that included a sub- section on policy responses to the pandemic up to the end of June 2020 and end of June 2021 [not always fully „reliable” – do say if you see errors!] For ECEC/school closures • COVID-PCPR. [...] for current leave schemes to cover New COVID-related leave takers ECEC/school closures leave Austria strict work-care (high-risk) no no (yes, if employers agree) Belgium strict work-care high-risk yes (postp.) no yes (1st: if employers agree) Bulgaria public health public health no no yes Croatia strict work-care high-risk no no no Czechia (lenient WC) ??? no yes no Denmark (s/l work-care) lenient. [...] PT, RO) Netherlands • Weak gender incentives! Poland 8 ECEC/school closures 80% Portugal 12 ECEC/school closures 75-100% (!) ▼■ • Critical cases in terms of care gap: Romania 12 Up to 3 months 75% ▼■ red & dark grey Slovakia 15 ECEC/school closures 55% Slovenia 12 (1st) ECEC/school closures 80% Spain not specified ECEC/school closures unpaid* Notes: Sweden 12 max 120 days a year 90% * Can be used. [...] new COVID-related leaves vs „old” adjusted leaves) Did any of these changes endure beyond the pandemic? • Change to working from home patterns for many where their occupations allow but cross-national variation COVID-related reforms vs Work-Life Balance Directive related changes • How to discern what was a key driver of changes in a country? Should we be feeding into current enquiries into the pan.