Whether it is because your maternity leave has ended, your period of leave or for any other circumstance, going back to work after having a baby is one of the most difficult moments that mothers experience.
Today, paternity and maternity leave last 16 weeks, a time that is still short and that various organizations have been asking to extend for a long time. Well, it seems that progress could be made along the way, because today the Minister of Social Rights and the 2030 agenda, Ione Belarra, has announced in an interview on RTVE that the future Family Diversity Law, which is expected to come into force next year, will include the increase in paternity and maternity leave to six months.
None of the laws in force that regulate childcare leaves allow the transfer of maternity or paternity leave from one parent to another. The general rule is the prohibition, with only one exception: in the event of the death of the biological mother, the other parent can enjoy the leave that would have corresponded to her.
There are just a few days until the end of the year, and as planned, parents will be able to enjoy a 16-week paternity leave from January 1, 2021, equating it to maternity leave for the first time.
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