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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by erk__ on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:42PM (#19090765)
Men do now have 2 months of parental leave, if they do not use that they lose it. This is per a new EU law from last year.
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by GordonS on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:04PM (#19090989)
EU bloke here (well, for now, pending Brexit...) - do you have any more info on this? I think last time I took paternity leave it was only 2 weeks on full pay, and a further 2 weeks on half pay. Is the 2 months you mention on full pay?
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by erk__ on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @08:00PM (#19091727)
The directive is quite new, they first reached an agreement in janurary so it is not implemented yet. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019...
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Re:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation backtracks on one-year ... by dependsontheq on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:03PM (#19091386)
No it’s still decided on a country level, sounds like the German law.
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