As of September 1, Basque parents working for the Public Administration will have 18-week paternity leave, similar to what the Basque civil servants currently have.
This measure, which would be added to the announcement of the 16-week extension of the paternity leave of Basque workers in the private sector, makes Euskadi the first autonomous community to equate both permits.
Equal, non-transferable and above the Spanish average permits
The measure, which we echoed a year ago when collected in a draft draft of the Basque Public Employment Law, was formalized yesterday by the Government, and will enter into force from September 1.
In this way, parents working in the Basque Autonomous Administration will see their paternity leave extended to 18 weeks, from so that mothers and fathers officials will have equal permits, non-transferable and paid 100% to care for children, both by birth, adoption, foster care or subrogation.
With this, the Basque Government intends to "make a qualitative leap in the area of full equality, and contribute to correcting the imbalance involved in the unequal distribution of childcare tasks between both sexes."Though this measure only affects Basque public sector workers, it comes to add to the equalization of both permits with which Basque workers in the private sector will also have from next autumn, although the latter will have 14 days less than the officials.
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The measure places the Basque Country in the first autonomous community, not only in equating both permits, but in having two more weeks with respect to the maternity leave available to other Spanish mothers.
In terms of equality, the Government of Spain has already approved the equalization of both permits to 16 weeks, but this comparison will be progressive and will not occur until 2021. So, for the moment, Spanish parents have a paternity leave from eight weeks
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We are happy for the Basque families in which fathers and mothers can enjoy the first months together with their children, but we hope that this measure can soon be a reality in the rest of the autonomous communities.
Via The Mail
