Policy Document

Law 39/2010 of 22 December on the State Budget for 2011 (final provision twenty first) / Development of the provision (final provision twenty first): Royal Decree 1148/2011, 29 July 2011, for the implementation and development in the Social Security syste

Year

2010

Country

Spain

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Leave Schemes for Parents

Main implications

This is a benefit to compensate for the loss of income suffered by working parents, adoptive parents, or foster parents, who reduce their working hours and salary to care directly, continuously, and permanently for a dependent minor, affected by cancer or another serious illness stipulated by law.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Employed or self-employed workers

Target group

Mothers-And-Fathers

Who is entitled to opt for parental leave according to this document?

When both parents, adoptive parents or foster parents are entitled to the benefit, it may only be granted to one of them.

Months of parental leave guaranteed by the State, stipulated by this document

1, extended to 2

Calculation of financial support

100% salary

Does this document guarantee job security after parental leave?

Yes

Does this document contain specific entitlements for parental leave after adoption?

Yes

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Boletín Oficial del Estado, num. 311,de 23 de diciembre de 2011, páginas 24890 a 24902 ( BOE-A-2010-19703)/Desarrollo: Boletín Oficial del Estado núm. 311, de 23 de diciembre de 2010, páginas 105744 a 106192 (449 págs.)( BOE-A-2001-13265

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php
https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php%3Fid%3DBOE-A-2011-13119

Comments & Clarifications

Employed or self-employed workers of either gender who reduce their working hours by at least 50 % in order to care for the minor are eligible. They need to fulfil the minimum required contribution period to the Social Security.

Author

Pau Miret-Gamundi, Rocío Treviño & Pilar Zueras
Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), Barcelona

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

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Law 39/2010 of 22 December on the State Budget for 2011 (final provision twenty first) / Development of the provision (final provision twenty first): Royal Decree 1148/2011, 29 July 2011, for the implementation and development in the Social Securi..." (Information provided by Pau Miret-Gamundi, Rocío Treviño & Pilar Zueras). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].