Switzerland - Paid parental leave of two weeks for adoptions - December 31, 2022

Starting on 1 January 2023, parents who adopt a child younger than four years old will be able to take two weeks of paid parental leave within one year of the adoption. The government decided about this amendment to the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act.

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