With the final approval of the General Budgets of the States last Thursday in the Congress finally it was given definitive green light at five weeks of paternity leave. The measure takes effect from the day after its publication in the BOE, something that has occurred today, so, if you are going to be a father from tomorrow, July 5, you can enjoy another week with your baby.
In theory, it should have entered into force on January 1 after the agreement between PP and Citizens, but the approval of the general budgets in Congress was delayed, and with them the final approval of the measure, which contained the item destined to This benefit.
The provision of the thirty-eighth BOE indicates that, "with effect from the entry into force of this Law and indefinite validity" ,:
In cases of child birth, adoption, custody for adoption or foster care purposes in accordance with article 45.1.d), the worker You will be entitled to the suspension of the paternity contract for five weeks, expandable in cases of childbirth, adoption, custody for multiple adoption or foster care purposes in two more days for each child from the second.
Is it retroactive?
Only parents whose children are born from the day after the publication of the PGE in the Official State Gazette (BOE), that is, from tomorrow July 5th. It does not have retroactive character.
Four to five weeks
Recall that the parents had only two weeks of paternity leave, which was extended to one month from January 1, 2017 and now in one more week, which adds up to Five weeks of paternity leave to enjoy the newborn.
In spite of having extended the permission for the parents, the debate has arisen on the difference that exists between the low one of the mothers, 16 weeks at present, and the parents, now five weeks, and the need to equate both.
The Constitutional Court has admitted to appeal a resource, which claimed "a benefit and a paternity leave of the same duration as that of maternity and paid at 100% of the regulatory base."
In the future, 16 weeks the same as the mother
With this same idea, that of co-responsibility of both the father and the mother in the care of the baby, a proposal from Podemos was presented last week in Congress to extend the paternity leave to 16 weeks and match it to the maternity leave.
A bill that was approved by all groups and that plans to gradually extend the parental permission until reaching 16 weeks in 2024 when full equality is achieved.
But for now, congratulations to those who are parents from tomorrow, because you can enjoy five weeks of paternity leave.
