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Changes To Parental Leave Law Proposed
According to a new draft law on maternity and paternity leave, reported on by Vísir this morning, the length of time new parents have the right to take off work is going to be extended. Currently, parental leave is ten months: this…
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Just In Time For The Holidays, Iceland Lengthens Parental Leave To 12 Months
On the last day before beginning their winter vacation, Parliament passed a law extending parental leave from nine months to a whole year. By the former law, first established in 2000, parental leave was divided up between the parents: three months for…
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12 Months’ Parental Leave On The Table Again In Iceland
The Social Democrats have submitted a bill to Parliament which would, if passed, lengthen Iceland’s parental leave period from nine months to twelve. As it stands now, parental leave in Iceland is a total of nine months long; three months for the…
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Parental Leave To Increase To One Year
Parental leave will increase from nine months to a whole year, and payments will be much greater, if a proposal from the Ministry of Welfare passes. As it currently stands, parental leave in Iceland is nine months long: three months for the…