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	Gender, Work, and Family in Portugal

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Paternal Leave

While Portugal’s maternal leave allows plenty of time for the mother to care for the child after birth, parental leave is limited. These leave policies have not been updated since 2004.

Duration

90 days for each parent

Payment

None
Except 15 ‘daddy days’ that are fully paid baby in bathtub

Flexibility in Use

Non-transferable

Must be taken by the child’s sixth birthday

Eligibility

Same as maternity leave

Variation in Use

When there is a severely ill or handicapped child leave may be extended until the child is 12 years old and can be used for four years. This leave is paid at 65% pay.

Refrences:

Wall, Karen and Mafalda Leitao. 2008. “Portugal.” International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2008.
Edited by Moss, Peter; Korintus, Marta..