Child-care leave and child home care allowance
The parents of a small child have the right to take unpaid child-care leave from their work
until the child is three years old. Either parent may take the leave, but they cannot both be
on child-care leave at the same time. After the period of child-care leave, an employee has
the right to return to their former job or to another comparable job.
Child-care leave is unpaid leave, but the family can receive child home care allowance paid
by the local authority for the period of the leave. The allowance is available to a family with
a child under three years of age, if the family does not opt for municipal day care or private
child-care allowance to arrange the child’s care. Child home care allowance is also paid for
other children in the same family, who are under school age and not in municipal day care.
Child home care allowance may be granted immediately upon the end of the parental allowance
period, and it is payable until the youngest child in the family reaches the age of three
or goes to municipal day care, or the family chooses private child-care allowance. Child
home care allowance is primarily used by parents to care for their children at home. Women
account for 96% of the beneficiaries. Mothers caring for their children at home are mostly
less educated women, whose families usually have more than one children under school
age. Use of the child home care allowance is higher among low-income families.
Child home care allowance includes a basic care allowance paid separately for each eligible
child. The amount of basic care allowance for one child under three years of age is FIM 1
500 (€ 252) per month (in 1999), with FIM 500 (€ 84) per month for each additional child
under the age of three, and FIM 300 (€ 50) per month for each child, who has reached the
age of three but is still under school age.
In addition to the basic care allowance, families may also receive a supplement, depending
on their size and income. It is only paid for one child and the maximum amount is FIM
1 000 (€ 168) per month. Child home care allowance is taxable income and is funded by
local authorities.
Child-care leave and child home care allowance
The parents of a small child have the right to take unpaid child-care leave from their work
until the child is three years old. Either parent may take the leave, but they cannot both be
on child-care leave at the same time. After the period of child-care leave, an employee has
the right to return to their former job or to another comparable job.
Child-care leave is unpaid leave, but the family can receive child home care allowance paid
by the local authority for the period of the leave. The allowance is available to a family with
a child under three years of age, if the family does not opt for municipal day care or private
child-care allowance to arrange the child’s care. Child home care allowance is also paid for
other children in the same family, who are under school age and not in municipal day care.
Child home care allowance may be granted immediately upon the end of the parental allowance
period, and it is payable until the youngest child in the family reaches the age of three
or goes to municipal day care, or the family chooses private child-care allowance. Child
home care allowance is primarily used by parents to care for their children at home. Women
account for 96% of the beneficiaries. Mothers caring for their children at home are mostly
less educated women, whose families usually have more than one children under school
age. Use of the child home care allowance is higher among low-income families.
Child home care allowance includes a basic care allowance paid separately for each eligible
child. The amount of basic care allowance for one child under three years of age is FIM 1
500 (€ 252) per month (in 1999), with FIM 500 (€ 84) per month for each additional child
under the age of three, and FIM 300 (€ 50) per month for each child, who has reached the
age of three but is still under school age.
In addition to the basic care allowance, families may also receive a supplement, depending
on their size and income. It is only paid for one child and the maximum amount is FIM
1 000 (€ 168) per month. Child home care allowance is taxable income and is funded by
local authorities.
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