different maternity leave all over the world
By aprces
@aprces (1082)
China
October 8, 2008 10:25am CST
today i read some news about the maternity leave and it's pay.data i'll mention just from typical countries of the world.but some unique features isn't covered. if anybody want to know more of your motherland,you can search "Parental leave" at wikipedia.it makes me that how contrastive between different countries.
china: mom:90 days(about 12 weeks),100% pay,dad:15 days
japan: mom:14 weeks,60% pay,dad:none
canada: mom:50 weeks,55% pay,dad:35 days
france: mom:16 weeks(the third child:26 weeks),dad:15 days
germany: mom:antenatal 6 weeks,postpartum 12-14 weeks,dad:2 months(!!!)
sweden: mom:480 days(!!!)......
usa: mom & dad:none
......and so on
what do you think about it?
4 responses
@ptl9900 (209)
• Canada
23 Oct 08
In Canada, we get almost a year off, if the mom decides to take the paternal leave too. It is pretty neat as we get much more time to spend with our children and cater to their needs. And also it is easier to leave a child with baby sitting when they are atleast a yr old rather than when they are too small like below 3-6 months old.
@ptl9900 (209)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
It is. Atleast in the case of Maternity Leave. We get enough time to be rested and relaxed and the most advantage is getting to spend the maximum time with our children during the important stages of their life. But I know of countries where there is not much holidays, some as low as 45 days.. but there is no choice too. Even in Canada if they change the rule then we have to follow it....
@karamellized (680)
• Philippines
25 Oct 08
In my country (Philippines) for normal deliveries it would be 60 days while 78 days for ceasarian birth. The two are both paid leaves.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 08
This makes interesting reading and it can be seen that maternity leave differs in every country listed. Some countries are very generous to both the mother and the father like in Germany. The Chinese lady on maternity leave gets 100% of her usual pay so that is excellent. Canadian ladies have it generous whilst American ladies have nothing. The Swedish lady is lucky to be allowed 480 days maternity leave. Life is not equal in every country of the world. In some countries the father doesn't get parental leave.
@xmas74 (7)
• United States
30 Nov 09
As an American I was guaranteed no legal leave. I had accumulated 2 months of sick leave, three weeks of holiday pay and nearly four months of vacation at my job. Even though I never called in and chose to save my time I was treated badly by my employer. The day after I gave birth he called the hospital, demanding that I return to work immediately. (I didn't.) I went back to work after seven weeks, per my physician.
Once I returned to work I noticed that I was passed over for promotions. I received numerous write-ups, though I had never received one before I had my child. Not only that but I found that no matter how many transfers I applied for I was denied. I eventually left.
I wish that more was offered to American women and men by way of maternity/paternity leave. If it had been guaranteed per federal law my employer would never have tried to call me in my hospital room and would not have pushed for me to return to work immediately.
