Parental leave trends across jurisdictions: 6 key takeaways for employers

Every year on 20 November, the world celebrates the UN World Children’s Day, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the importance of protecting children’s rights. For employers, this is an opportunity to reflect on workplace policies that enable parents to balance work and family responsibilities. To mark this occasion, we have been reviewing recent developments and comparative trends in child and parental leave, presented in the high-level summary table below for some of the major European jurisdictions.