Denmark - Additional parental leave for parents of twins - March 31, 2024

The Parliament unanimously adopted a bill amending the legislation on parental leave. The bill grants biological and adoptive parents of twins (or more) 26 weeks of additional paid leave of 13 weeks for each parent. The 26 weeks’ extra parental leave must be taken before the twins’ first birthdays. The rules apply to all parents who have two or more children at the same birth or adoption. The leave cannot be transferred between parents and is therefore comparable to the “earmarked” parental leave that was introduced in a reform to the provisions in 2022.

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