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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by piva00 on Monday September 28, 2020 @07:25AM (#24615452)
Only 25% of the working German population earns less than around 2300€, 1800€ is, at minimum, a 22% reduction in salary for 75+% of the workers. The median is about ~4100€, so more than half of a pay cut for 50% of the working population.

So yes, it's a good amount but still much less than the minimum 80% here in Sweden.

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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by sveme on Monday September 28, 2020 @10:49AM (#24617204)
1800€ net, 2700€ gross.
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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by piva00 on Monday September 28, 2020 @11:33AM (#24617721)
I wasn't aware that the figure was net and not brutto, in Sweden it is very unusual to talk figures post tax.
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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by stkdump on Monday September 28, 2020 @08:30AM (#24615897)
You are confusing net and gross salary.
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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by piva00 on Monday September 28, 2020 @11:32AM (#24617715)
No, I wasn't aware that it's 1800€ net, when I see figures on wage/benefits I always consider it pretax as that is how we talk about them in Sweden, never net salary.
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Re:French fathers will now get 28 days of paternity leave by stkdump on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:14PM (#24618941)
The money paid by the government is based on the net salary and is tax free (I think with so called "Progressionsvorbehalt", which means it increases your tax rate just like any other income, but the tax rate is only applied to the rest of your income that year). Usually salaries are posted/compared based on gross, when you compare jobs/employers, etc. But when talking about government programs, the net is more important, because that is what people based on their family situation (being married, number of kids, etc.) actually get. Otherwise you just talk about how much the government is paying itself.
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