| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Germany |
Must have private health insurance for part of paid leave, rest of paid leave paid by employer |
| Iceland |
Parents must have been working for a period of 6 months prior to taking the leave. Entitlement expires on the child's eighth birthday. |
| India |
Permitted only for employees with less than two surviving children (GO.No 237 Personnel Department dated 29.06.1993) |
| Italy |
For paid leave, job contract must include social contributions (INPS) |
| Netherlands |
For unpaid leave you have have worked for an employer for over 1 year. Unpaid leave for children under 8. |
| Norway |
To gain the right of paid leave, the parent must have worked for the last 10 months before birth, or the leave is unpaid (except for a lump sum benefit from the government) |
| Portugal |
Of the maternity leave, 6 weeks is compulsory. The father may take the rest of the time the mother would have been entitled to. |
| Switzerland |
Pregnant women can't be fired |
| United Kingdom |
For paid leave must have paid social contributions (National Insurance) for 26 weeks or more before the 15th week before the due date. Must give employer notice. Both parents can have additional 13 weeks unpaid leave per year if they have worked for an employer for over 1 year for a child under 6. |
| United States |
To be covered under :
Must work for a covered employer (all public agencies; private companies with 50 or more employees within 75 miles.)
Must have worked for covered employer for at least 12 months prior, and at least 1250 hours in previous 12 months. Other restrictions apply. |
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