Mother or father can take the parental leave any time until a child is eight.

So if the man takes parental leave then the woman is at work.

An employee may only take parental leave to care for the child.

Parental leave has not caused problems in countries that have gone much further on the issue.

See the page in this guide on when can parental leave be taken and for how long.

Sure, many of us would like to spend more time with our families or benefit from paid parental leave.

Also, will it be possible for the father to take the parental leave if the mother is not employed?

This applies even when the man is on parental leave.

Parental leave extends job security, but it does not provide something for nothing.

We have the result of initial negotiations on parental leave.