Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child's grandparents., the 349-seat Riksdag, approved last December the government’s proposal on transfer of parental allowance. This comes 50 years after the Scandinavian country became the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers and not just mothers.Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child's grandparents.
There are also other benefits for parents in Sweden — they can also work reduced hours until the child is 8 years old, while government employees can get those reduced hours until the child turns 12. Paid family leave programs have been created in 13 states and Washington, D.C., although the parental leave offered in those places is generally about three months — just a fraction of Sweden's benefits. As of March of last year, only about a quarter of civilian workers in the U.S. got paid family leave, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Alexandra Wallin of Sweden's Social Insurance Agency told Swedish broadcaster SVT the new law will"give greater opportunities."
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