Parental Leave
Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for small children. In some countries and jurisdictions, "family leave" also includes leave provided to care for ill family members. Often, the minimum benefits and eligibility requirements are stipulated by law. Unpaid parental or family leave is provided when an employer is required to hold an employee's job while that employee is taking …
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UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund · 17 April 2024 English
It is important to note that of material in maps do not imply the expression transgender men and non-binary people also experience pregnancy, and that gender-diverse people experience of any …
the United States does not guarantee paid parental leave or home visits by health providers in the post-partum …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 8 April 2024 English
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allow a more even distribution of duties, paid parental leave and allowance were increased from 50 percent …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English
We develop a method to identify the individual latent propensity to select into treatment and marginal treatment effects. Identification is achieved with survey data on individuals' subjective expectations of their …
persistently lower even after the job security/parental leave period runs out 12 months after birth. In fact …
IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature · 3 April 2024 English
Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
have focused on increasing the amount of paid parental leave, helping pay for child care, or promoting a …
CRPM: Center for Research and Policy Making · 3 April 2024 English
the Criminal Code helped towards the democratization of the End Violence Against Women- Macedonian society due to the "Implementing norms, changing applied approach of the whole of attitudes", Skopje society …
advocacy for introduction of nontransferable parental leave In March 2023 we organized a Webinar "Regulating …
Frontier Economics · 3 April 2024 English
The majority of our staff earn a bonus alongside their salary, in line with our business model of distributing most of our profits to our employees. [...] □ At the …
following key milestones such as childbirth, parental leave and menopause. This continues to be a key priority … and more supportive, especially for those on parental leave. We’ll also enhance our programmes for women’s …
World Bank Group · 2 April 2024 English
Significant progress on energy access has been made in recent years, with the number of people living without electricity dropping from 1.2 billion in 2010 to 840 million in 2017. …
program for female staff, an enhanced package of parental leave and benefits, strengthened response to gender-based …
World Bank Group · 2 April 2024 English
This tool suite includes tools to help your company to recruit, attract, and retain women so that you can achieve better gender balance at all levels of your workforce, from …
support for flexible work arrangements and parental leave policies: In communities where cultural expectations … and/or legal or corporate regulations around parental leave assume that women are the primary caretakers … career progression for women who return after parental leave. Similarly, such environments may discourage … policy for employees returning to work after parental leave that gives male and female onshore employees … return policies for employees who have gone on parental leave and providing or supporting childcare resources …
Australian Council of Trade Unions · 28 March 2024 English
Profit growth has been solid and broad-based in the non-mining sector and across both large and small businesses, even in the face of a slowing economy. [...] Given the nil …
Whilst the statutory paid parental leave scheme and supporting unpaid parental leave entitlements in the FW … is poorly utilised, with only 9.6% of paid parental leave claims involving a component of flexible leave … leave.208 The payment of the paid parental leave at the National Minimum Wage represents a key barrier … M. & Hill, E. (2022), Next Steps for paid parental leave in Australia, A report commissioned by the … au/resources/next-steps-paid-parental-leave-australia/australias-paid-parental-leave-scheme-national 6. SOCIAL …
World Bank Group · 28 March 2024 English
The report is structured as follows. Chapter 1 discusses the labor market constraints facing different segments of the working-age population, which can inform how to make work attractive.Chapter 2 explores …
dropping out of the labor force. Croatia’s parental leave policies, while generous in terms of duration … six months of parental leave if taken up by both parents or six months of parental leave if used by one … parent. However, the share of fathers taking parental leave is very low in Croatia compared to the shares … associ- ation between men’s participation in parental leave and the gender gap in labor force participation …