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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-childcare-grandparents-pay-allowance-b2572331.html>
"Sweden has launched a groundbreaking new law that allows grandparents to step
in and get paid parental leave.
The law, launched on Monday, means grandparents will get paid while taking care
of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child’s first year.
It comes 50 years after the Scandinavian country became the first in the world
to introduce paid parental leave for fathers and not just mothers.
The development comes after the Swedish parliament, the 349-seat Riksdag,
approved last December the government’s proposal on transfer of parental
allowance.
Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave
allowance to the child's grandparents. A parent couple can transfer a maximum
of 45 days to others while a single parent can transfer 90 days, according to
the Social Insurance Agency, a government agency that administers the social
insurance system.
This Scandinavian country of 10 million, known for its taxpayer-funded social
welfare system, has over generations built a society where citizens are taken
care of from cradle to grave."
Via
What Could Go Right?: It Ain’t Over till It’s Over
https://theprogressnetwork.org/2024-elections-liberal-democracy/
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
