Bill proposing more parental leave and family work-life balance support

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1. The bill would recognize work-life balance rights such as paid and unpaid leave, flexible work arrangements, and public aid, to equalize opportunities between women and men at work.
2. It would remove the mandatory six-week period immediately after birth, though at least six weeks of birth leave would still be mandatory for each parent within the child's first year.
3. It would require companies to support flexible schedules and a time bank system to accumulate and use time as vacation, days off, or reduced hours. Companies with more than 50 workers would need a work-life balance manager.
4. It includes specific support for single-parent, large, foster, disability, vulnerable, and rural families, such as a 45 % Social Security rebate when hiring caregivers or mobility aid.
5. It would extend free early childhood education for ages 0 to 3, co-funded 50 % by the State and the autonomous communities, and would extend maternity and paternity leave to 20 weeks, or 26 for single-parent families.
6. It would improve income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. deductions, such as a maternity deduction of up to €1,800 per year, and would allow municipalities to grant property tax rebates of up to 90 % for large or single-parent families.

Who it affects

• Working parents and caregivers: They would get more leave, flexible schedules, and a time bank to balance work and family.
• Companies with more than 50 workers: They would need a work-life balance manager and to support flexible schedules.
• Single-parent and large families: Priority access to aid, tax benefits, and caregiver hiring rebates.
• Families with children aged 0 to 3: The bill would extend free early childhood education.
• Women returning after leave: Companies would get hiring incentives, and self-employed women a zero Social Security fee for 24 months.

Words worth knowing

Excedencia

A temporary leave from work in which the worker keeps the right to return to their job.

Banco de horas (time bank)

A system to accumulate extra work hours or unused leave and exchange them later for vacation, days off, or reduced hours.

IRPF

Spanish personal income tax, the tax paid on income and earnings from work.

RETA

The special Social Security scheme for self-employed workers in Spain.

Cuota diferencial

The remaining income tax amount due after withholdings and advance payments.

income tax

The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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