Tag: Parental leave
Strikes are increasingly likely to stop train traffic in Finland on Monday
All local and long-distance passenger traffic would stop until the labor market organizations reach an agreement on the locomotive drivers’ conditions. Rail freight traffic, on the other hand, would stop, with the exception of traffic critical to the security of delivery. The national mediator assured on Thursday that he would continue to find out ways […]
Childless employees face discrimination when planning vacations, says a study
In the study, approximately 570 voluntarily and involuntarily childless persons were interviewed in order to find out their experiences of workplace discrimination. It revealed that 60% of involuntarily childless respondents have experienced holiday and shift discrimination. A third of the respondents reported that they had experienced discrimination related to infertility or fertility treatments in the […]
The gender pay gap among entrepreneurs in Finland continues, and female entrepreneurs earn 85 percent of male entrepreneurs.
Data collected over the last five years from 2018 to 2023 showed certain positions where female entrepreneurs earn more than male entrepreneurs. Women in creative fields such as writers, musicians and directors have successfully priced their work higher than men. These findings show that female entrepreneurs work in different fields, unlike their male counterparts who […]
Copenhagen has the world’s best work-life balance, according to a Forbes survey
Copenhagen has the best work-life balance in the world, according to Forbes Advisor. Its 2023 survey assessed 128 major cities worldwide, giving each a score out of 100. Copenhagen scored 70.5, placing it well ahead of Helsinki at 65.1. Nordic cities dominated and took six of the top seven places, with Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg and […]
Copenhagen has the world’s best work-life balance, according to a Forbes survey
Copenhagen has the best work-life balance in the world, according to Forbes Advisor. Its 2023 survey assessed 128 major cities worldwide, giving each a score out of 100. Copenhagen scored 70.5, placing it well ahead of Helsinki at 65.1. Nordic cities dominated and took six of the top seven places, with Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg and […]
Monday papers: Men’s childcare, Working with basic Finns and non-cash bonuses
Finland wants fathers to take more parental leave, but fathers have been slow to take advantage of the new family benefits.
The Minister of Defense returns from parental leave
Antti Kaikkonen returns to work after two months of parental leave.
Denmark on the podium of the world’s best countries to start a family
Children are very welcome in Denmark. In a list dominated by European countries, the Nordic countries accounted for five of the 11 best places. Enjoy Travel placed Denmark in second place on its list of the 25 best countries in the world to start a family. The website took into account education, child care, safety, […]
A “lesson” about parental leave comments, says Orpo
The NCP leader had criticized the timing of the defense minister’s parental leave in a newspaper interview.
Journey of Relocation: It’s almost all about you
Matthew Gray came to Denmark after many years as an expat living in Africa and Asia. His wife had gotten a job with the United Nations here, and this time it was Matthew’s turn to follow her. Matthew, who is Canadian and British, and his wife (from Tajikistan) had been traveling with their work for […]
No big deal for the Finns as the defense chief takes paternity leave
Helsinki – In the midst of the biggest regional security crisis in decades, while Finland waits to join NATO, the defense minister has chosen to claim almost two months of parental leave from her job. And the Finns don’t bat an eyelid. Ditto their Nordic neighbors, who are used to family-oriented social policies and work-life […]
STT: Kaikkonen is making history with his long paternity leave
“That’s what I want to do too.” Antti and Janika Kaikkonen they have two young sons, one two years old and the other six months old. Janika Kaikkonen will start her new position as Bayer’s PR director on January 1, 2023. Kaikkonen reminded that his ministerial duties have led to numerous long working hours and […]
Support is growing for Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new party the Moderates, but Inger Støjberg is losing ground
Inger Støjberg and Lars Løkke Rasmussen are former Liberal colleagues who are at the head of new political parties with the potential to shake up the establishment at the general election on 1 November. While Støjberg is committed to supporting the blue bloc, but on her terms, Rasmussen has not yet indicated that he will […]
Minister Kiuru returns from parental leave
According to Yle’s sources, Krista Kiuru will return as Minister of Family and Social Affairs on Thursday.
Heavy hitters line up to join the new Støjberg party
Parental leave first on the platformStøjberg, who himself is running in Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s backyard in North Jutland, promised that more candidates were on the way. The Danish Democrats have been criticized for not revealing a political platform in recent weeks, but that changed this week when the party unveiled its first position. It […]
The family leave reform gives parents more choice
The new reforms to Finland’s Family Leave Act entered into force on Monday. The updated law gives parents more flexibility in sharing childcare responsibilities, and maternity and paternity leave are no longer separated. The law allows parents to choose who takes the leave, and each parent is granted 160 days of parental leave. Of this […]
The family leave reform comes into force – the benefits of both parents can now be applied for
Women who have given birth have been able to apply for new pregnancy allowance and parental allowance since May 2022. It was 22.7. 6,257 applications received by 2018 and 1,169 of them have made a decision (see map below). “Applying for new benefits has started well. Although the new information system was built on a […]
Danish news Round-Up: Confidence in the press remains high – report
The year’s Digital news report from Reuters has revealed continued high confidence in the Danish news media. About 58 percent of Danes said that they “trust news the most most of the time”, which makes Denmark one of the countries with the highest news confidence out of the 46 respondents. Social media is still a […]
More men are taking paternity leave in Denmark
More wins are expectedChristiansen further said that she expects that there will be more from August 2, after which parental leave will be divided more evenly, which gives men the right to take 11 weeks off. Women still lead the way in persuasive fashion when it comes to parental leave with 280.1 days on average. […]
The SPP re-elects Henriksson; Ohisalo returns to the Greens’ conference
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson was unanimously re-elected leader of the Swedish People’s Party (SPP) on Sunday in Turku. Henriksson, who has led the party since 2016, ran without opposition. "We have repeatedly shown that we in Finland are the driving force behind the equal value of the people, all equal rights and freedoms and […]
Applying for Kela’s first new parental benefit applications began yesterday
The family leave reform introduces three new parental benefits, known separately as special pregnancy allowance, maternity allowance and parental allowance. Parents who are expecting a child on or after 4 September 2022 and parents who adopt a child who will be taken into their care on or after 31 July 2022 are eligible for support. […]
Denmark is one of the world’s best countries for starting a family
Denmark is one of the best countries in the world to start a family, according to one location prepared by William Russell, who took into account safety, affordability for childcare, happiness, health, education and parental leave. However, it lags behind its Nordic cousins Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Norway, which took the top four places in […]
Bulgaria has been named the best country for new parents, the index study shows
A new study made by Restart SEO Agency has revealed some surprising results that reveal the best and worst countries in Europe for women to work – highlighting where it is best to be a parent. To examine, maternity leave benefits were extracted for each European country, taking into account number of offered weeks and […]
The increase in the birth rate in Finland is not due to Covid alone
Unlike in many other countries, the birth rate in Finland started to rise during the coronavirus pandemic. While there does not appear to be an unequivocal reason for this trend, researchers are now looking for answers to both the effects of the pandemic and changing values and attitudes. Birth rates in Finland fell steadily for […]
Eating Disorder – How Do You Get Free?
There are a few different known reasons, according to the research. The causes can be sociocultural, psychological or genetic. The latter specifically concerns anorexia. – Dieting, which is one of the biggest risk factors, seems to trigger certain genetic changes. It can sometimes be involuntary, I have had patients who have had cancer, where the […]
Aki Lindén has been appointed the new Minister of Family and Basic Services
MP Who is Linden (SDP) has been elected as the new Interim Minister for Family and Basic Services. The SDP council decided on the minister Krista Kiurusubstitute at his meeting this afternoon. In a post-election press conference, Lindén stated that the parable of jumping on a moving train seemed like a correct description of replacing […]
Yle’s poll: SDP’s jumping Finns, NCP is still the most popular party
The Opposition Party (NKP) is still Finland’s most popular party, according to Yle’s latest monthly voter survey, but Petteri Orpoled by the party has fallen since last month. NCP voter support fell 1.2 percentage points from the December poll, leaving the party at 20.6 percent. A recent study also supported the prime minister Sanna MarinThe […]
Research examines measures to help children of mothers with depression
Uppsala [Sweden], 2 January (ANI): Recent studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan have indicated that children of mothers with poor mental health risk missing their cognitive development. However, very small changes may be sufficient to break this correlation. Having plenty of people around you and an […]
The leader of the Greens, Ohisalo, welcomed the baby
Chairman of the Green League and Minister of Government Maria Ohisalo announced the birth of her first child. Ohisalo revealed on Twitter that a new member of his family arrived on New Year’s Eve. "We are shocked and incredibly happy and we are all doing well," Ohisalo wrote. She also thanked the women’s hospital health […]
Researchers find measures to help children of mothers with depression
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A recent study has shown that having plenty of people around you and an accessible society are two of the most important factors in helping children of mothers with depression. The results of the study were published in the journal ‘Developmental Science’. New studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey […]
Studies suggest measures to help children of mothers with depression
Uppsala [Sweden], December 28 (ANI): New studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with infants in Sweden and Bhutan have found that children of mothers with poor mental health are at risk of falling behind in their cognitive development. However, very small changes may be sufficient to break this correlation. Having plenty of […]
Sweden’s Rubensson wants pregnant players to receive more support
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: BK Haecken midfielder Elin Rubensson has called on Swedish football to support players who decide to become pregnant during their elite career and offer them greater security. Less than a year after the birth of her son Frans, the Swedish national team player Rubensson was back and pulled the thread when her team […]
9 Swedish multinational companies such as H&M, AstraZeneca double paid paternity leave in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Nine Swedish multinational companies will double paid paternity leave to four weeks for employees in Singapore. This will take effect from next year, according to a joint pledge announced on Thursday (December 9) by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore (SwedCham). The nine companies are ABB, AstraZeneca, Atlas Copco, Bolon x The Andrews Group, […]
Six reasons why you should invest in Helsinki
Helsinki is known for developing urban solutions in cooperation with companies, research institutes and residents. Helsinki is characterized by the development of solutions in cooperation with companies, research institutes and citizens. Still wondering why the capital of the happiest country in the world is the right place to be? Read below 6 reasons why you […]
Ohisalo, chairman of the Greens, will start with the ministers of the parental leave party
Minister of the Interior and President of the Green League Maria Ohisalo to start his parental leave on Friday. The departure of Ohisalo means his party buddy Krista Mikkonen – who is currently the Minister for the Environment and Climate – is the Minister for the Interior Emma Kari (Green) will temporarily move to the […]
The government delivers new parental leave law
Developed by EU directive The new law is due to enter into force in August 2022. “The government has a clear desire for more fathers to take paternity leave and for the leave rules to be as flexible as possible.” said Acting Gender Equality Minister Mattias Tesfaye. “When both parents can be with the children […]
National Round-Up: The Social Democrats win the school election in 2021
The Social Democrats have won the school election in 2021 with 23.5 percent of the vote. The school choice is a three-week teaching course for 7.-9. Class that mimics a real election campaign. Students form parties, study democracy and key political issues, and participate in debates. The course culminates in a 12-vote ‘election’ in which […]
Tuesday Magazines: Green Changes, Man Rediscovered, and Olympic Stadium Complaints
The board of the Finnish Green Party met on Monday night to decide who will change the party’s leader Maria Ohisalo as Minister of the Interior at the beginning of parental leave. It was not a simple process, reports Evening paper. The six-hour meeting effectively decided who would be given the ungrateful task of running […]
Danish News Round-Up: MP was abused racistly when he left parliament after the reopening
MP Sikandar Siddique, the leader of the Free Green Party, was subjected to racism when he left parliament on the day of reopening on Tuesday with his parents. He shared a link to the abuse it his Facebook page. He later wrote: “Today my old parents paid too high a price for me to be […]
Hummelgaard takes parental leave – Tesfaye replaces
Minister of Employment Peter Hummelgaard (S) goes on parental leave. It writes the Prime Minister’s Office in a press release. Hummelgaard takes parental leave from October 9 to December 10. While he is away, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye (S) will act as acting Minister for Employment. Tesfaye will also take […]
Finland is refining the family leave reform, confirming the increase in the fathers’ quota
The reform is due to enter into force on 1 August 2022. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Sarkkinen (LA) described the reform as an investment in families with children that takes into account the diversity of families: “It is also an important factor in achieving the government’s population policy goals. This proposal will […]
Dad needs more on the field in new maternity agreement
It is planned to revalue the maternity system so that both fathers and mothers will in future receive 11 weeks of earmarked leave each. – We have for decades been able to see that the unequal distribution of maternity and parental leave, where the mother takes most of the time, has been one of the […]
Denmark close to gender balance for parental leave
Blue block: ‘It is condescending’ But some blue bloc parties, such as the Danish People’s Party (DF) and Nye Borgerlige, did not offer many words of support. “NO THANK YOU! This is SO condescending for the Danes. To the families. Let the families decide for themselves how they want to allocate their parental leave!” wrote […]
Minister welcomes maternity proposals with more equality
– I am pleased that DA and FH have actively joined the fray to take part in creating a better and more flexible framework for parental leave in Denmark. I also think they have come up with a model with a lot of good beats in it. – For me, it is about finding a […]
The Greens are calling for an end to the ban on cannabis
On Sunday, the second day of the virtual party conference, the Greens adopted various initiatives, one of which called on the government to declare climate change. Another – possibly more controversial – called for cannabis to be legalized in Finland. This would mean that the use, possession, manufacture and sale of cannabis plants would be […]
Ohisalo was re-elected unanimously as leader of the Greens, a replacement for parental leave will be appointed
Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo has been re-elected President of the Greens for a second term, as expected. He did not oppose the gala meeting held on a distant Saturday. He is scheduled to lead the party until 2023, but will have to start parental leave within a few weeks. One of the three […]
The showdown over the new maternity model will start again soon
– The skewed distribution of maternity leave is one of the biggest problems for gender equality in Denmark at all, says Pernille Skipper, gender equality spokesperson in the Unity List. Changing governments in Denmark have for several years fought against introducing earmarked maternity leave for men, because it must be up to the individual family […]
Day care death: Far fewer parents using the services of ‘Surrogate Mother’ next door
Far fewer children under the age of three are cared for by a day care worker compared to a decade ago. Typically, ‘day care’ is supported by the state to care for infants in their homes – often while children are waiting for a place in a day care center – and they tend to […]
Norway crowned the best country in the world for women at work
A new study from SmartSurvey reveals it Norway is the best country in the world to be a woman at work. Norway, which scored high across the board, is the number one country with one of the smallest pay gaps in the countries that the researchers analyzed, and provides one of the best environments for […]
Prime Minister Marin: Government negotiations have become more difficult since Friday
Leaders of the five governing parties met on Sunday morning to continue tight negotiations on the budget framework in the second half of its term. The fate of the leftist coalition is in balance. Negotiations began on Wednesday and were originally expected to end on Thursday, but have made little progress on the overall agreement. […]
Scanian parents worst in the country on equal parental leave
Scanian parents are the worst in the country at taking parental leave on an equal footing. Women in Skåne County took out almost 70.8 percent of all days with parental benefit and care of a sick child last year, statistics from TCO show. This means, among other things, that women are lagging behind when it […]
Deciphering ‘unconventional’ Denmark’s unconventional relationship to feminism
Denmark serves as a role model for the rest of the world with its social democratic welfare, narrow gender pay, generous parental leave and remarkable female representation in the government and the political sphere. It even has a feminist political party! The country has made great strides in terms of women’s rights since 1915 – […]
All Volvo employees receive paid parental leave
The car manufacturer Volvo Cars is now introducing paid parental leave for all employees, regardless of which country they work in and this will primarily affect employees in the USA and China. The employees will receive 24 weeks’ paid leave, where they will receive 80 percent of the basic salary and it can be taken […]
Bulgaria takes the EU’s leading role as the best country for working women
When it comes to gender equality in the workplace, Scandinavian countries have traditionally led the accusation of progressive politics. However, a new study conducted by Reboot Onlinefor International Women’s Day has revealed some surprising new results! By evaluating a variety of factors that contribute to women’s success in the workforce, Reboot Online created a points-based […]
Friday leaves: Testing strategy, vaccine priority, farm quarantine
Pirkanmaa local authorities change coronavirus testing strategy, reports Tampere regional newspaper Aamulehti. The Pirkanmaa Hospital District is expanding testing to include asymptomatic patients with the goal of trying to test everyone who has been identified as potentially exposed to the virus through testing and tracing, writes. The move is an extension of a more targeted […]
Family leave becomes longer, more flexible in Finland
The reform would give every parent the right to a daily allowance of 160 family days, equivalent to about 12.8 months of leave per child. Mothers are currently entitled to a daily allowance of 105 days and fathers a daily allowance of 54 family days, but parents are also free to share 158 additional days […]
Finland reveals ‘use or lose’ family holiday model
The reform would increase income-based family leave from slightly 12.7 months to about 14 months. "Time spent together in early childhood is important for both parents," Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen said at a news conference on Tuesday by announcing the government’s new family vacation model. The plan distributes 12.8 months of […]
Iceland’s Parliament is more family-friendly
A nursery has been opened on the first floor of the Icelandic Parliament building. Secretary General Alþingi Ragna Árnadóttir told Vísir that this was a good step towards making Parliament a more family-friendly place of work. Parliamentary sessions have also recently been postponed to reduce the working week. Ragna ensures that the crèche will better […]
Prime Minister Marini’s Secretary of State Koskinen resigns
prime minister Sanna MarinSecretary of State for the SDS Mikko Koskinen has announced his resignation for family reasons. In his Facebook post, Koskinen said he was making the decision after a difficult period of reflection and added that the last few years have been "interesting time" his career. Koskinen wrote that his son was born […]
Li Andersson, chairman of the Left Alliance, welcomes the child
Chairman of the Left Alliance and Member of Parliament Li Andersson she had a baby girl at Turku University Hospital this week, said the Minister of Education on vacation at Instagram. "The most amazing creature in the world arrived this week … and we are the happiest people in the world," Andersson released an image […]
Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen is on parental leave
On the occasion of the Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen going on parental leave, it is on the Prime Minister’s recommendation by royal resolution of today approved that the management of the tasks under the Ministry of Finance be handed over to Minister of Taxation Morten Bødskov from today to 5 February 2021 . – […]
As a crime, Sanna Marin is a feminist icon and a new supercomputer: Finland in the world press
deserved praise for his ambitious goals and determined leadership in the light of recent controversy over a photo event where he was wearing a low cover. In other news, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has chosen Finland as the location for the $ 160 million supercomputer. The project is funded by the European Joint Undertaking EuroHPC, a […]
Right now
In heterosexual relationships where fathers do not take their parental leave, there is a risk that separations occur to an increasing extent. It shows a new study from Stockholm University. “In those parent couples where the father has not taken any leave at all, there is a greater risk of separating during the children’s first […]
The Left Party wants to raise taxes by 72 billion
Increased taxes for those who earn the most will increase equality between high- and low-income earners in the Left Party’s budget. The Left Party wants to increase the tax by a total of SEK 72 billion in its shadow budget, which the party presented this morning. The largest increase is tax on capital and property, […]
From Iceland – Government launches new economic package; Trade unions especially disappointed
Yesterday, the Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir introduced a a new economic stimulus aimed at keeping Iceland’s economy alive with the coronary epidemic. The emphasis has drawn criticism from the workforce; in particular the trade union Efling, which characterized the package as “support only[ing] employers and the rich “. The exercise package has eight main points […]
Plans to extend maternity leave to one year
Under the new maternity and parental leave bill, published on the government’s consultation portal this week, each parent will receive six months’ maternity leave. One month can be transferred to the other parent, and the right to maternity leave will expire when the child turns eighteen months. Halldóra Mogensen / photo: visir.is At the end […]
Experts weigh Prime Minister Marin’s demand to reduce daycare fees
prime minister Sanna Marin had called for a reduction in day care fees in order to improve Finland’s employment rate on Monday at a meeting of the Social Democratic Party, where he began as party chairman. At present, the employment rate of mothers of children under the age of three is lower than the EU […]
