Comments on: Dads on Paternity Leave: Thanks or No Thanks? http://www.ere.net/2007/06/14/dads-on-paternity-leave-thanks-or-no-thanks/ Recruiting intelligence. Recruiting community. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Martin Eriksson http://www.ere.net/2007/06/14/dads-on-paternity-leave-thanks-or-no-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 Martin Eriksson Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:49:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/06/14/dads-on-paternity-leave-thanks-or-no-thanks/#comment-2863 In Sweden parents get 480 fully paid days parental leave. 6 months are reserved for the mother, and 6 for the father, they can be used as and when the parents want until the child's 8th birthday (so you can take a week off for the child's first week of school for example). If you're happy to take 75% pay, you only have to use 5 of those days per week, stretching your parental leave even further... Oh yeah, and 5 weeks holiday per year is standard, and most workers who don't get paid for overtime get 6 weeks holiday... That's in addition to the 10 public holidays per year and doesn't count sick days. Swedes understand the true meaning of work/life balance! In Sweden parents get 480 fully paid days parental leave. 6 months are reserved for the mother, and 6 for the father, they can be used as and when the parents want until the child’s 8th birthday (so you can take a week off for the child’s first week of school for example).

If you’re happy to take 75% pay, you only have to use 5 of those days per week, stretching your parental leave even further…

Oh yeah, and 5 weeks holiday per year is standard, and most workers who don’t get paid for overtime get 6 weeks holiday… That’s in addition to the 10 public holidays per year and doesn’t count sick days.

Swedes understand the true meaning of work/life balance!

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