Maternity, Paternity, and Parental Leaves in Europe : Comparison of Family-Related Leave Policies and Key Legal Provisions with Implications for Kosovo
Maternity, paternity, and parental leave policies and associated benefits play a significant role in ensuring financial protection at the time of pregnancy, child birth and child raising, and in shaping women’s ability to participate in employment,...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/669161607664803302/Maternity-Paternity-and-Parental-Leaves-in-Europe-Comparison-of-Family-Related-Leave-Policies-and-Key-Legal-Provisions-with-Implications-for-Kosovo-Technical-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34956 |
| Summary: | Maternity, paternity, and parental leave
policies and associated benefits play a significant role in
ensuring financial protection at the time of pregnancy,
child birth and child raising, and in shaping women’s
ability to participate in employment, specifically to get a
job and to remain in the labor market after starting a
family. This note summarizes the main principles of
extending maternity, paternity and parental leave and
benefit policies globally and in Europe, highlights new
policies and measures, and compares key characteristics such
as leave duration and financing in the European countries
(EU ad European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states
and Western Balkan countries). This could inform policy
making and help assess existing policies and reforms,
including in Kosovo. |
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