EU Trying To Extend Maternity Leave

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EU Trying To Extend Maternity Leave

October 3rd, 2008 by Mommie

In a benchmark move, the European Union has proposed to extend maternity leave to 18 weeks plus 100% sick leave! If passed, this would encompass 27 nations within the European Union.

This is amazing to me, as I had to claw and scratch for a month and a half, then had to take basically no pay for another 6 weeks.

What do you think of this? Do you think it will ever spread to the US?!?

2 Responses

Paola writes:
October 4th, 2008 at 6:26 am

Amazing most other countries have paid maternity leave except the US and Australia. that is Shameful as I believe should be a right, after all we all pay taxes and live in a Western Society. Obviously our respective governments do not place a high priority on the new generation. Simply by not following suit to the European Community and other countries less fortunate (they too have paid maternity/paternity leave!)
Keely writes:
October 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

Oh, I hope so, I always cringe a little when I hear how little time you guys get in the states! Here in Canada the gov’t gives us 55% of our wage for a year, and a lot of companies will ‘top up’ your wage to %100 (providing you return to work with them). I think we’re very, very lucky but I agree it should be more common.