Persons other than parents of the newborn may also obtain a paid leave for their care in Sweden
- As of this July, parents can give their grandparents and other close people some of the paid leave for caring for their newborn child in Sweden.
In Sweden, families with two parents have a 480 day leave between both parents for newborn care, about 16 months in total. Of these 480 days, 390 are paid according to salary and in the remaining 90, some EUR 16 per day.
During this month, a new measure has been put in place: fathers and mothers can “give” up to 45 days of those 480 days to anyone appointed as a caregiver. For single parents, instead of 45 days, it may be up to 90 days. That is to say, during those days the government will be subsidized to someone other than the father of the newborn, for taking care of the child.
In the words of the government, the objectives are to give flexibility to care and facilitate reconciliation, and the measures "will help the families who need it most".
As has been reported in the media in that country, it will surely be grandparents who will benefit from this measure. In other words, more than one person will move from free care to paid care.
Zalantza asko izan ditut, meloia ireki ala ez. Ausartuko naiz, zer demontre! Aspaldian buruan dudan gogoeta jarri nahi dut mahai gainean: ez da justua erditu den emakumearen eta beste gurasoaren baimen-iraupena bera izatea. Hobeto esanda, baimen-denbora bera izanda ere, ez... [+]
I participated in the camp of small revolutions in July to reflect on care. Around the table we sat five women: Laura and Shirley of the Association of Household and Care Employees of Álava; Paula and Ainhoa of the group “Lives of all in the center”; and Kukuso, me.
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Agreement 5/03-2023 of 22 March of the Board of Directors of the Haurreskolak Consortium approving the offer of places of the Haurreskolak Consortium, its functioning and the rules for the registration of children for the course 2023-24, includes the changes that will take place... [+]
