Maternity leave and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The
Rate of basic pay can be defined as fixed pay received through minimum wage law or an administratively-determined wage.[2] Organizations and activists are working to inform, persuade and change pay-rate laws. Women in the workforce are at a disadvantage; regardless of legislation, a global gender pay gap is still visible.[3] The OECD is a primary supplier of research and data pertaining to parental-leave rights.[1]
Background
Parental leave, or family leave, is an
Unpaid parental or family leave is provided when an employer is required to hold an employee's job while that employee is taking leave. Paid parental or family leave provides paid time off work to care for or make arrangements for the welfare of a child or dependent family member. The three most common models of funding are government-mandated social insurance/social security (where employees, employers, or taxpayers in general contribute to a specific public fund), employer liability (where the employer must pay the employee for the length of leave), and mixed policies that combine both social security and employer liability.[6]
Parental leave has been available as a
Research has linked paid parental leave to better health outcomes for children,[citation needed] as well as mothers.[10]
By country
For policies in different countries, see
References
- ^ a b "OECD Family Database - OECD". www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ "What is the definition of rate of basic pay for the purpose of paying a... - OPM.gov". U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
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- ^ "U.S. behind most of world in parental leave policy: study; Papua New Guinea, Swaziland & U.S. lag". Daily News. New York. 24 December 2011.
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- ^ International Labour Organization. (2014). Maternity and Paternity at Work: Law and Practice Across the World.
- ^ Gualt, Barbara; Hartmann, Heidi; Hegewisch, Ariane; Milli, Jessica; Reichlin, Lindsey. "Paid Parental Leave in the United States" (PDF). Institute for Women's Policy Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Deahl, Jessica (6 October 2016). "Countries Around The World Beat The U.S. On Paid Parental Leave". NPR.
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- ^ "Family leave in Latvia – among the world's best".