Free Paid Days for Working Parents

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:18 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

Working parents were granted free paid days for caring for children aged under 12 during COVID-19-related school closures (zile libere plătite pentru părinții ocupați pentru supravegherea copiilor sub 12 ani pe perioada închiderii școlilor datorită COVID-19)

History

Country

Romania

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Private sector employees (not self-employed people) who had to care for children aged up to 12 years due to the closure of ECEC settings or schools

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

15/04/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

75% of earnings up to a ceiling of 75% of the average national gross salary (i.e. RON 193) for up to 3 months

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Eurofound (2020) Free paid days to parents for the purpose of childcare, case RO-2020-16/414 (measures in Romania), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch