parental leave

noun

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

Example Sentences

South Africa's highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave - a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights.

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The government has introduced 30 hours a week of funded childcare for working parents and is undertaking a review of parental leave.

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Paid parental leave is infant child care, full stop.

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The government has spent years trying to increase birth rates with incentives ranging from housing subsidies to paid parental leave.

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There are new tax breaks, too, and longer parental leave.

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