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Parental leave is paid.

• jacalata 11y ago
  It should be, but in America there is no requirement for it to be. Presumably that would come in with any change to make it mandatory.
• chongli 11y ago
  But how much is it paid? If somebody is making six figures, is it going to cover the whole amount? That seems unlikely. If it's a low percentage of the total amount, then it's forcing a big pay cut that families may not be able to afford.
  • lagadu 11y ago
    Details vary by country, but in the three countries I've lived in 100% of your salary. It's paid by social security, even if your salary is in the seven figures, then you also paid a high amount to social security to cover for it. edit: here's a table with more details https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Europe_.28inc._Eastern_Europe_and_Central_Asia.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Europe_.28inc._...
    • chongli 11y ago
      I think the US would have a long way to go before the public would ever accept having 7+ figure salaries paid out of the taxpayer pocket. That's pretty cool that some countries do though I see some of them only offer the 100% to women and not men.
• orangecat 11y ago
  We don't lose the income during parental leave. You lose the experience, and you're not going to be first in line for a promotion when you come back after 6 months. Unless you want to go full Harrison Bergeron and mandate that the employer isn't allowed to reward Alice for the work she did while Bob was on paternity leave.