Bill proposes 26 weeks of leave for single-parent families

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1. The bill starts from the fact that children in single-parent families get care from only one parent for 16 weeks, while children with two parents get 26 weeks combined. The bill sees this as an unfair disadvantage that the law should fix.
2. The bill would add a section to the Workers' Statute so that birth or adoption leave lasts 26 weeks when there is only one parent, under the same conditions as when there are two.
3. The same change is proposed for the Basic Statute of Public Employees, so public workers in single-parent families would also get the 26 weeks.
4. The General Social Security Law would be updated so the benefit for birth and childcare also covers this extended leave. The law would take effect the day after publication in the official state gazette, except measures with budget costs, which would wait until the following fiscal year.

Who it affects

• Single parents with biological or adopted children: They would be entitled to 26 weeks of leave instead of 16, if the bill is passed.
• Public employees in single-parent families: The extended leave would also apply to public sector workers.
• Children in single-parent families: They could be cared for by their only parent for the same time as children with two parents.

Words worth knowing

Familia monoparental

A household where a single father or mother lives with one or more children.

Texto refundido

A single, consolidated version of a law that gathers all its previous amendments.

Proposición de ley

A bill introduced by members of the Spanish Parliament; it is not yet an approved law.

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