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What it is

Paternity leave extended to four weeks

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 1 April 2008. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Convergència i Unió).

Official title: Private member's bill extending the duration of paternity leave in cases of birth, adoption, or foster care.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000012· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. Workers will be entitled to a four-week uninterrupted suspension of their employment contract for the birth, adoption or foster care of a child. For multiple births, adoptions or foster placements, this is extended by two more days for each child after the second.
  2. In the case of a birth, the leave belongs exclusively to the other parent. In adoption or foster care, only one of the parents may take it, unless one parent takes the entire maternity leave, in which case only the other may take it.
  3. The leave can be taken full time or part time of at least 50 percent, if the employer and the worker agree. The worker must notify the employer in advance, as set out in collective agreements.
  4. Public employees will also get four weeks of leave for the birth, foster care or adoption of a child, to be taken by the father. The Government must run awareness campaigns and present an annual statistical report on the law to the Cortes Generales (Spanish Parliament).

Who it affects

  • Workers who become parents through birth, adoption or foster care: They will be entitled to a four-week paternity leave suspension of their contract.
  • Employers: They must allow the leave and can agree with the worker whether it is taken full time or part time.
  • Public employees: They will get four weeks of leave for the birth, foster care or adoption of a child.

Words worth knowing

Suspensión del contrato
The worker stops working and receiving pay for a period but keeps their job.
Acogimiento
A temporary arrangement in which a child lives with a family or person without being adopted.
Convenios colectivos
Agreements between unions and employers that set working conditions for a sector.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced1 April 2008Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted7 April 2008The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments22 December 2008Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee18 March 2009A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate18 June 2009The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE23 September 2009It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 12 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2008Sept 2008Dec 2008Mar 2009Jun 200911. 1 April 2008: Presentación22. 7 April 2008: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 07/04/2008 hasta 11/04/200833. 7 April 2008: Calificación44. 11 April 2008: Gobierno Contestación desde 11/04/2008 hasta 27/05/200855. 27 May 2008: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 27/05/2008 hasta 09/12/200866. 9 December 2008: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 09/12/2008 hasta 16/12/200877. 16 December 2008: Comisión de Igualdad Publicación desde 16/12/2008 hasta 22/12/200888. 22 December 2008: Comisión de Igualdad Enmiendas desde 22/12/2008 hasta 18/03/200999. 18 March 2009: Comisión de Igualdad Informe desde 18/03/2009 hasta 27/05/20091010. 27 May 2009: Comisión de Igualdad Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 27/05/2009 hasta 18/06/20091111. 18 June 2009: Senado desde 18/06/2009 hasta 23/09/20091212. 23 September 2009: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 23/09/2009 hasta 27/10/2009

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 9/2009, of 6 October, extending the duration of paternity leave in cases of birth, adoption or foster care.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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