Parents were allowed to take special paid leave for care needs (Sonderbetreuungszeit) by requiring their employers' approval between 16/03/2020 and 31/10/2020 and then without approval from 01/11/2020 onwards
Working parents who have caring responsibilities for one or more children under the age of 14
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
16/03/2020
End Date
09/07/2021
Amount
During phase 1 (16/03/2020-31/05/2020) and phase 2 (25/07/2020-30/09/2020): 33% of wage
During phase 3 (01/10/2020-31/10/2020): 50% of wage
During phase 4 (01/11/2020-09/07/2021): 100% of wage for up to 4 weeks
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Schmid, E-M. and Schmid, A. (2020) ‘Austria country note’, in Koslowski, A. Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2020. Available at: http://www.leavenetwork.org/lp_and_r_reports/
Fink, M. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Austria. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=0&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0