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Employee Benefits unpaid maternity leave statistics - countries compared - NationMaster Labor
 

Labor Statistics > Employee benefits > Unpaid maternity leave (most recent) by country


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Countries (A to Z) Description
Australia Up to 52 weeks unpaid shared with father.
Bangladesh In case of third (+) time mom, who has two or more babies alive already.
Bulgaria 6 months to be used until the child turns 8
Canada 2 weeks Quebec, 70% up to $834.61/week for 25 weeks, then 55% up to $655.76/week for 25 weeks. As with the federal plan, there are 32 weeks of parental leave that can be shared with father. In addition, fathers are eligible for 5 weeks paid leave at a rate of up to 70% of their income or 3 weeks paid leave at a rate of 75% of their income.
Estonia 3 years
Ethiopia Five days of unpaid leave in the event of exceptional or serious events
Finland Until child turns 3
France Share of 104 weeks (2 years) with father
Germany Share of 156 weeks (3 years) with father
Iceland 13 weeks
Ireland 16 (4 months) weeks that can be shared with father
Israel 1 year
Italy Maximum 26 weeks (6 months) (total for both parents maximum 44 weeks (10 months))
Japan 1 year
Korea, South 1 year (400US$ per a month paid by Employment Insurance) until the child is 3 years old
Madagascar 10 days of unpaid leave for family events
Netherlands 26 weeks
New Zealand 38 weeks
Norway The mother can also take an extra full year of unpaid leave after the paid period ends.
Poland up to 3 years, may be splitted
Portugal Five days plus two weeks.
Russia up to 18 months (1.5-3 years after birth), could be shared with father, grandparents, guardians or actual caregivers of the child
Spain Up to 3 years.
Swaziland 12 weeks
Sweden The first 18 months (at maximum) individually, by postponing the shared paid period.
Switzerland None
Turkey 12 months
United States 12 weeks


DEFINITION: Duration of unpaid maternity leave.

SOURCE: Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Parental leave via NationMaster

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