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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