Re:Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work
by lnsru on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @02:18AM
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The Germany is offering generous 12+2 months paid leave. The only problem is that during that time the parental money (Elterngeld) is limited up to 1800€. It’s like one third of the former salary, so that’s perfect hidden barrier and I seriously hate this. I am jealous about hearing friends and relatives being offered 1-3 months fully paid leave by their American employers. Having mortgage and baby a parental leave is impossible and couple paid months at home with family would be super cool.
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Re:Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work
by pmkiwi on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @02:30AM
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Yeah same story in NZ. You can take a decent parental but the payout is limited ($500 NZD/pw). Of course, you need a cap but you might end up leaving quite a lot on the table.
And on top of that, your value of your annual also depreciates ("You work only half a year full salary, so your annual leave is now 1/2 its origina value")...