The arrival of a new member to the family brings with it a lot of happiness, but also a lot of changes. From parental logistics to the family budget, there are many changes that must be taken into account but there is a help you can count on to make adaptation a little easier: maternity and paternity leave! Let's get to know it better?
This Social Security allowance is aimed at all parents after the birth of the baby, but within it there are many variations that it's up to parents to decide which one to choose.
Initial parental leave
It's a right of the parents, as long as they're workers,, lasting 120 to 150 consecutive days (can be shared). This duration is added to 30 days in the case of twins.
If you opt for 120 days, the leave will be paid 100%, if you opt for 150 days this value drops to 80%, unless the mother and father each take, exclusively, at least 30 consecutive days, or two periods of 15 consecutive days, where the amount remains at 100%.
Exclusive parental leave for the mother
The working mother can optionally take 30 days of leave before giving birth and obligatorily 42 days (6 weeks) after, both paid at 100%.
Exclusive parental leave for the father
The father, a worker, has the right to 28 days of leave and must take a minimum of 7 days after the birth of the baby. The 21 days will then have to be taken in the first 6 weeks after birth, but the dates will be the father's decision.
Shared parental leave
If the fathers want to share the initial parental leave, they will be entitled to take 30 consecutive days (or 15 days + 15 days), as long as it's after the mother's mandatory 6 weeks.
These 30 days can be enjoyed by just one of the parents or simultaneously by both for a period of 15 days followed by 15 days for just one of the parents.
But is there any other support that parents can count on?
Yes! In addition to this Social Security allowance, there are others who contemplate the time before and after the birth of the baby, as is the case with Pre-Natal Family Allowance (for women during pregnancy), Parental Benefit (for parents during a period in which they aren't carrying out their professional activity), Parental Social Benefit (for parents who have financial difficulties), Risky Pregnancy Benefit (for the mother during pregnancy as long as it's clinically proven that the practice of professional activity may jeopardize her health or that of the baby), among others.
The requests for these and other supports must be made directly at Social Security, online or in person, so that after analyzing your situation they can then assign them to you or not.
So, if you're pregnant or thinking about expanding your family, know that the state has prepared some support for you, in order to alleviate the changes.