2024-07-28 08:32:40
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer presented preliminary ideas for grandparent leave in his Austria plan, unveiled on the occasion of World Grandparents Day. Families Minister Susanne Raab discusses possible arrangements for grandparent leave with Ingrid Korosec, president of the Association of Older People.
Grandparents leave should be available if the grandparents are still working or have retired. This is linked to financial support in the form of a “grandparent bonus”, similar to a childcare allowance of the same amount. Provides exemption options for working grandparents. The premise is that grandparents take care of their grandchildren on behalf of their parents because they have jobs. Parents and grandparents cannot take parental leave at the same time.
An example of a possible disagreement between parents and grandparents: a mother takes 6 months of maternity leave and then returns to work. The father subsequently took more than 6 months of maternity leave. Grandma or grandpa takes the remaining 12 months of maternity leave.
“For many families, the contribution of grandparents in raising and caring for children is indispensable. Therefore, grandparent leave is not only a great thank you to the older generation, but also a milestone in the family’s freedom of choice. Every Families should be able to choose how they want to arrange their childcare: whether in an institutional child education and care facility, or through a mother or father or even a grandparent: all options should be available “Grandparent leave is true freedom of choice. Additional voluntary concessions for families who want to return to work sooner. “ so Families Minister Susanna Raab.
for Ingrid Korosec, President of the Austrian Elderly Associationgrandparent leave can make a valuable contribution to social and family cohesion: “Changes in our society are creating new challenges and demands for parents and grandparents from a family, career and financial perspective. Different places to live, new working and living patterns – especially for older generations – – brings new challenges that require new approaches from families Children are also cared for by their parents and grandparents, so I welcome the idea of grandparent leave put forward by Prime Minister Nehammer and Family Minister Susanna Raab as it looks to the future. , close to life, and definitely worth our efforts to constructively develop a good idea into a “best practice model” that is ready for implementation by our children, grandchildren, and grandparents.
Korosek On this occasion, it is emphasized that world grandparents day And how integral the support of grandparents is in family life: “Not only do they ease the burden on parents, they also provide important emotional support to the grandchildren. Their diverse roles make them the foundation of our family structure. grandparents s“We are the invisible heroes in our daily lives, keeping families and society together 365 days a year!”
Grandparent leave is another important pillar of work-family compatibility. €4.5 billion is more funding than ever before to expand childcare and improve its quality to give families real freedom of choice. A recent study shows that no EU country is as supportive of families as Austria. In recent years, support services have continued to expand and increase, from family allowances to family bonuses, to provide better support for families.
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