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Wikipedia: Parental leave
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Labor Statistics > Parental leave > Paid paternity leave (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Algeria |
3 days |
| Argentina |
Two days |
| Bahamas, The |
One week family-related leave |
| Brazil |
5 days (Article 10, Paragraph 1, of Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act of Brazilian Constitution) |
| Burma |
Six days of "casual leave" that can be used by fathers to assist their spouses at the time of confinement |
| Cambodia |
10 days special leave for family events |
| Cameroon |
Up to 10 days paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Canada |
55% up to $413/week for 35 weeks parental leave (shared with mother) |
| Chad |
Up to 10 days paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Chile |
Article 66 indicates 1 day paid; Law N° 20.047 (2005) increased paternity leave to 4 days paid leave. (edward gonzalez-acosta, The New School) |
| Colombia |
Law 755 (2002) appended a paragraph to Article 236 of the Labor Code to indicate that fathers have a leave of 4-8 days. (edward gonzalez-acosta, The New School) |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Up to 10 days paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Denmark |
14 days paid paternity leave |
| Djibouti |
10 days family-related leave |
| Estonia |
14 calendar days |
| Finland |
18 days, can share 158 days with mother after maternity leave |
| France |
2 weeks |
| Gabon |
Up to 10 days paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Germany |
0 weeks |
| Guatemala |
Two days at birth of child |
| Hungary |
Five days |
| Iceland |
As for the mother |
| India |
15 days for Central Government(No. 13018/1/97-Estt.(L) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) NEW DELHI, Dated 7th October, 1997. ) (http://persmin.nic.in/estt/leave2.htm) and a few states like Rajasthan (http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/01/stories/2004120106890500.htm) |
| Indonesia |
Two days' paid when wife gives birth |
| Italy |
13 weeks (3 months) (80%) |
| Latvia |
10 calendar days |
| Netherlands |
3 days 100% |
| Norway |
45 weeks (10.5 months) (80%) or 35 weeks (8 months) (100%) shared with mother - father must take a minimum of 6 weeks or else these weeks are lost as paid leave. |
| Paraguay |
Two days |
| Philippines |
Seven days paid paternity leave for married workers |
| Portugal |
Five days plus two weeks. |
| Romania |
Five days |
| Rwanda |
Two days |
| Saudi Arabia |
One day |
| Seychelles |
Four days of paid leave for "compassionate reasons" |
| Slovenia |
90 days |
| South Africa |
Three days paid family responsibility leave |
| Sweden |
480 days (16 months) (80% up to a ceiling the first 390 days, 90 days at flat rate) - shared with mother (minimum 60 days) |
| Switzerland |
None |
| Togo |
Up to ten days of paid leave for "family events directly related to home" |
| Tunisia |
1 day (private sector), 2 days (public sector) |
| Turkey |
Three days paternity leave in the public sector |
| United Kingdom |
2 weeks at a fixed amount (as of March 2006 = £108.85) |
| United States |
0 weeks |
| Uruguay |
Three days paternity leave for civil servants |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Parental leave
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