Guaranteed by law, my dear. And the dad gets six weeks paid paternity leave, if I recall correctly.
You do get some stuff after that year as well, but I forget exactly how that is. (You do get child support until your child/children are 18, regardless.) You're also supposed to be guaranteed a place in kindergarten, but there are some gaps there. Thing is, our government wants women to work because they contribute massively to our fairly good economy and also, 40% of Parliament are women and that just puts more political will behind these issues, you know?
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Date: 2006-11-09 08:59 am (UTC)You do get some stuff after that year as well, but I forget exactly how that is. (You do get child support until your child/children are 18, regardless.) You're also supposed to be guaranteed a place in kindergarten, but there are some gaps there. Thing is, our government wants women to work because they contribute massively to our fairly good economy and also, 40% of Parliament are women and that just puts more political will behind these issues, you know?