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parental leave

American  

noun

  1. a leave of absence from a job for a parent to care for a new baby.


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It offers paid parental leave, then a variety of care options afterward, largely cost-adjusted according to family income.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

We have agitated for paid parental leave, universal childcare, better public schools, child allowances, and other help for struggling parents.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Several women with busy careers spoke to the BBC about the challenges of juggling their work with motherhood in the only industrialised nation that does not mandate paid parental leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Disney currently provides up to eight weeks of paid parental leave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

She includes a list of general policy prescriptions for politicians, such as paid child care and expanded parental leave, but lets the chief executives off easy by comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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