In DE it's something like 4+ months for each parent and one parent can gift their time to the other. It does not depend on the insurance of the company or some

In DE it's something like 4+ months for each parent and one parent can gift their time to the other. It does not depend on the insurance of the company or some silliness like this. However, if you are self employeed you do not get this. Also on top parents get some 100+ eu a month per child regardless of employement, for X number of years. Perhaps of interest: https://www.oecd.org/gender/data/length-of-maternity-leave-parental-leave-and-paid-father-specific-leave.htm https://www.oecd.org/gender/data/length-of-maternity-leave-p...