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Paternity leave with a
leave benefit at a high
level in Lithuania
Vaidotas Kalinauskas
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Types of leave
Maternity (or pregnancy and child birth leave) – granted to the
mother;
Paternity - granted only to father during 1st babies month, nontransferable;*
Child care leave - the mother and father are equal to make a
choice.
*changes from 1st July 2017
Pregnancy and child birth leave
• duration 126 days (18 weeks) + 14 days in case of
complicated childbirth
• 100 % wage (no ceiling)
• mother must have at least 12 months of work
experience within the last 24 months
Child care leave
• Childcare leave is guarantied until the child reaches the age of
three years
Childcare (parental) leave could be shared between mother
and father or guardians or taken by one of them. Also it is
available for other child caretakers, but they do not receive
benefits.
• Benefits
Year 1: 100 % wage
Year 2: 70 % the first year. Second year - 40 %
Year 3 - no such benefits but you have the right to the same
job.
Paternity leave – fathers leave (1)
The father is entitled to paternity benefit if:
• he is covered by maternity social insurance;
• he was granted paternity leave until the child was
one month old;
• before the first day of the paternity leave he had the
sickness and maternity social insurance coverage for
not less than 12 months during the last 24 months.
Paternity leave – fathers leave (2)
o The paternity benefit shall be paid for the period of
paternity leave from the day of childbirth until the
child is one month old.
o Since 1st July 2017 paternity benefit shall be paid for
30 continuous calendar days at any time of the child
birth until the child reaches the age of three months
(complicated childbirth or the birth of two more
children - from birth until the child reaches the age of
six months)
Paternity leave – fathers leave (3)
o The amount of the paternity benefit is 100 % of the
beneficiary’s reimbursed remuneration.
o The benefit per month shall not be lower than 20 percent of
the national average monthly wage.
o The maximum compensatory wage for calculation of paternity
benefits cannot exceed the size of two national average
monthly wages.
o Paternity leave is financed by the State Social Insurance Fund
Board (SoDra)
Beneficiaries of paternity benefits
18,000
16,277
14,933
16,000
14,000
12,304
12,966
12,349
12,029
12,124
2010
2011
2012
12,642
13,474
12,000
9,185
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
3,085
2,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2013
2014
2015
2016
Distribution of the number of the recipients of maternity, paternity and
maternity (paternity) allowances by gender
2016
21.7
2015
78.3
20.5
2014
79.5
17.5
2013
82.5
11.5
88.5
man
2012
7.4
92.6
2011
7
93
2010
7.5
92.5
2009
7.1
92.9
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
woman
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Distribution of the number of the recipients of paternity allowances by age
in 2016
7000
5900
6000
Number of recipients
5000
4598
4000
2972
3000
2000
948
860
1000
261
5
69
13
5
50-55 years
55-60 years
60-65 years
0
15-20 years
20-25 years
25-30 years
30-35 years
35-40 years
40-45 years
Age
Paternity allowance
45-50 years
Thank you for your attention