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SOFTWARE giant, SAP announced that starting from 2024, it would give fathers and other partners in Germany six weeks’ paid leave from the time their child was born.
The government continued to discuss paid leave for partners at the national level.
“We want to show with this that family compatibility and career-making are not contradictions,’’ said SAP’s head of human resources in Germany, Cawa Younosi.
In the coalition agreement two years ago, the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) had announced plans to introduce a two-week paid leave for the partner after the birth of a child.
Different terms were being used for the plan, including paternity leave and father’s time since it would mostly benefit fathers.
Family Minister Lisa Paus spoke on Tuesday of a family start time a guaranteed two-week paid leave for both parents after the birth of a child.
The draft law is currently being discussed by the government.
The DAX-listed company SAP expects 700 to 800 fathers or other partners per year in Germany to take up the offer, around 90 per cent of those eligible for the scheme.
This would incur costs of several million euros per year, it said.
German legislation currently allows parents up to 3 years of parental leave, of which up to 14 months are paid.
Parental leave can be divided among parents or taken by one parent.
In most cases, the mother would take up most of all the parental leave, while fathers go back to work.
Fathers in Germany do not currently have guaranteed time off after the birth of their child. (dpa/NAN)
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-September. 14 2023 @ 16:58 GMT |
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