Maternity and paternity leave is a right for workers in Spain, and is regulated by the Act on Effective Equality between Women and Men and the Act on the Protection of Maternity. This right is essential to ensure the health and well-being of the mother and the newborn, as well as to promote the reconciliation of work and family life.
This leave of employment allows the worker to leave work for a certain period of time to take care of his or her newborn or adopted child. The mother and father shall be entitled to a 16-week leave, with the obligation to do the first 6 weeks from birth or adoption on an uninterrupted basis. The following 10 weeks can be enjoyed on a continuous or interrupted basis, if, for example, parents work (these intermittances must be communicated to the company 15 days in advance and should be enjoyed in weekly periods until 12 months after the event).
In addition, the law provides that during the period of leave of employment, the worker is entitled to a social security benefit. This benefit is calculated on the basis of the worker's regulatory basis, and its duration corresponds to the length of the work leave.
It is important to note that workers may apply for a maternity and paternity leave regardless of their contractual status, that is, it is not necessary to have an indefinite or long-term contract to be able to enjoy this right.
In addition, parents are also entitled to request a reduction in working hours during the first year of the child & apos; s life. This reduction can be up to 50% of the working day, and is regulated by the Law on the Conciliation of Working, Family and Personal Life.
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