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Policy Document

Act on the Amendment of the Law on Childcare Leave (Extension of the Leave Period and Eligible Groups) Number 180 of April 14 1993

Year

1993

Country

Denmark

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Leave Schemes for Parents

Keywords

Childbirth Family formation Family life Family policy Mother's rights Parental leave Work-life balance

Main implications

- The maximum childcare leave period was extended from 36 to 52 weeks.

- The leave could also be taken by unemployed people who were members of the Unemployment Insurance Fund and who have children between the age of zero and eight.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Employers, unemployed, unmarried, and self-employed individuals who were members of the Unemployment Insurance Fund, and who had children up to age eight.

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Lovtidende A: LOV nr 180 af 14/04/1993.
Lov om ændring af lov om forældreorlovsydelse (Udvidelse af orlovsperioden og personkredsen m.v.). Beskæftigelsesministeriet
Arbejdsmin. j.nr. 93-1151-1

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx

Author

Lene Tølbøll
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Aalborg University

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2012): Policy: "Act on the Amendment of the Law on Childcare Leave (Extension of the Leave Period and Eligible Groups) Number 180 of April 14 1993" (Information provided by Niels Jegind). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].