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Both employees and self-employed persons are entitled to 6 consecutive weeks of adoption leave. You also have the option to extend the adoption leave by 3 weeks. Parents can divide the extra weeks or one of the parents can take the full 3 extra weeks. In the event of simultaneous adoption of several minor children, the adoption leave is extended by 2 weeks per parent. Anyone who does not want to use the maximum number of weeks of adoption leave must take at least one week or a multiple of it. Does the child have a physical or mental disability? The maximum duration of the adoption leave will then be doubled.

Yes, both adoptive parents (both employees and self-employed) are entitled to adoption leave when adopting one or more minor children.

For the first 3 days, the salary of the co-parent or father who is employed remains the same and the benefit is paid by the employer. Co-parents and fathers receive a benefit from CM for the remaining days (after the maternity leave ends). This benefit amounts to 82% of the capped gross salary. The benefit is paid out as soon as all days of the maternity leave are taken and CM did receive the information sheet filled out by the member and employer. If you have any questions about maternity leave benefits for self-employed people, you can contact the social insurance fund.

Fathers or co-parents who are registered as employees are allowed to be absent from work for 20 days after the birth of their child. They do not have to take these days consecutively, but they do have to take them within 4 months after birth. Self-employed people who have become fathers or co-parents are also entitled to maternity leave. They can interrupt their professional activity for births from January 1, 2023 for a maximum of 20 days (or 40 half days) up to 4 months after the birth.

Fathers and co-parents who are employed and wish to apply for maternity leave must request this from their employer. Fathers and co-parents apply for maternity leave from their employer. There is no standard form for this. They only need a copy of the birth certificate extract. After approval by the employer, fathers and co-parents can apply for the benefit. It is sufficient to submit this completed application form to CM. After the application has been submitted to CM, the father or co-parent will receive an information sheet. Return this completed to CM. CM requests wage data directly from the employer. Fathers and co-parents who are self-employed must apply for maternity leave from their social insurance fund. Important: you must apply for maternity leave before the end of the quarter following the quarter of the birth.

If the father or co-parent of your child is included on the birth certificate, he or she is entitled to maternity leave. If there is officially no father or co-parent, the person with whom you legally live is eligible for maternity leave. If you do not legally live together, the person you lived with for at least three years before the birth can use maternity leave.

Both parents are entitled to 4 months of parental leave. You can record this until your child is 12 years old. You will receive the compensation via the NEO .

In case the mother is employed or unemployed If the mother is admitted: the benefit is 60% of the gross salary or unemployment compensation. In the event of the death of the salaried mother: the benefit is 82% of the gross salary (no maximum amount) during the first 30 days and 75% of the capped gross salary from the 31st day. In the event of the death of the unemployed mother: during the first 30 days the benefit amounts to 60% of the gross salary on which the unemployment benefit is calculated (reference wage), limited to the amount of the unemployment benefit and a supplement of 19.50% of the reference wage. From the 31st day, the benefit is 60% of the reference wage, limited to the amount of the unemployment benefit and a supplement of 15% of the reference wage. The benefit is transferred twice a month. In case the mother is independent A fixed amount per week is provided. That amount is slightly higher for the first four weeks than from the fifth week. For the week in which the