Parental leave

In the Netherlands, you can take parental leave to take care of your child. You can do this until your child is 8 years old. What is parental leave? In the Netherlands, you can take parental leave to care for your child. This could be your biological child, adopted child, acknowledged child, foster child or stepchild, or a child you hope to adopt. You can do this until your child is 8 years old. Some leave is paid. You and your employer agree when you will be on leave. You can take this leave flexibly, for example on a fixed day every week, or take several weeks of leave in one go. Right to parental leave You have a right to parental leave if: - You are employed. - Your child is aged under 8. - Your child lives with you according to the Personal Records Database (BRP), or you are officially the child's parent but you are separated or divorced and live at a different address. Your leave entitlement is 26 times the number of hours you work each week. For example, if you work 36 hours a week, you can take 936 hours of leave. You and your employer agree when you will do this.

In the Netherlands, you are given paternity leave when your partner has a baby. This leave is also called partner leave. What is paternity leave? If your partner is having a baby, you can take time off on the day your partner gives birth. You can also take a few weeks’ more leave after the birth. Some of this leave is paid, and some leave qualifies for a benefit paid by the government. This enables you to take care of your partner and your baby. One week of paternity leave As the partner, you get one week off when your baby is born. The number of hours you have off depends on how many hours you work. During this week, your employer pays your wages in full. Example: You work six hours a day for five days every week. In this case, you get 30 hours of leave: 5 x 6 = 30. - Your employer continues to pay your wages as usual. - You can choose when to take this leave. - You must, however, take it within four weeks after the birth.

1. De werknemer die als ouder in familierechtelijke betrekking staat tot een kind, heeft recht op verlof zonder behoud van loon. Indien de werknemer met ingang van hetzelfde tijdstip tot meer dan één kind in familierechtelijke betrekking komt te staan, bestaat er ten aanzien van ieder van die kinderen recht op verlof.

1. Na de bevalling van de echtgenote, de geregistreerde partner, de persoon met wie de werknemer ongehuwd samenwoont of degene van wie de werknemer het kind erkent, heeft de werknemer gedurende een tijdvak van vier weken, te rekenen vanaf de eerste dag na de bevalling, recht op geboorteverlof met behoud van loon van eenmaal de arbeidsduur per week. 2. Indien de arbeidsovereenkomst of de publiekrechtelijke aanstelling wordt beëindigd voordat het geboorteverlof volledig is genoten, heeft de werknemer, indien hij een nieuwe arbeidsovereenkomst of publiekrechtelijke aanstelling aangaat, tegenover de nieuwe werkgever aanspraak op het verlof dat nog niet is opgenomen, met inachtneming van dit hoofdstuk.