family leave

American  

noun

1. a leave of absence from work in order to have or take care of a baby or to care for an ailing family member.

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Etymology

Origin of family leave

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

These include a minimum of 14 weeks' maternity leave on full pay, a minimum of eight weeks' paid absence for adoption leave if the child is younger than two years old and at least eight weeks' fully paid family leave for female players or coaches other than the biological mother.

From BBC

Players returning to football following such leave can also be registered outside the usual registration period, while clubs can temporarily replace a player during maternity, adoption or family leave irrespective of where in the calendar such a request falls.

From BBC

“We’ve seen these findings in other solutions, like support for paid family leave,” said Parker.

From MarketWatch

The research is novel: while there have been studies in European countries which suggest that women rethink having children when child care prices rise, Dow knew that those situations may not be applicable to the U.S., where the government spends much less on child care, it’s a primarily private system, and there is no guarantee of paid family leave.

From Salon

In Japan and Hungary, for example, policies like expanded paid family leave and monthly per-child allowances led to only modest increases in the birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal