EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL : MINISTERS APPROVE EXTENSION OF PARENTAL LEAVE.

• Position: Brief article

The Employment and Social Affairs Council of 8 March adopted, without debate, a directive on parental leave, which principally increases from three to four months the duration of leave to which each new working parent is entitled. In order to encourage a more equal use of parental leave by both parents, at least one of the four months of leave must be granted in a non-transferable manner. For example, a woman has the right to three months' parental leave after having given birth or adopted...