Overview

Original Research

PATERNITY BENEFIT IN EU COUNTRIES IN 2022: A COMPARATIVE STUDY WITH OECD DATA

ING KAMILA TUREČKOVÁ 1, and MGR. DANUTA DUDA 2.

Vol 18, No 06 ( 2023 )   |  DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/DV5YC   |   Author Affiliation: Associate Professor, Ph.D., MBA, Department of Economics and Public Administration, Silesian University in Opava, School of Business Administration in Karviná Univerzitní náměstí 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Czech Republic 1; Ph.D. Department of Economics and Public Administration, Silesian University in Opava, School of Business Administration in Karviná Univerzitní náměstí 1934/3, 733 40 Karviná, Czech Republic 2.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1750-1758   |   Published on: 30-06-2023

Abstract

Paternity leave is a specific type of leave that allows fathers to spend some time with their newborn child, to adapt to their newly acquired active role in parenthood, to support their partner and to adjust to living with their child. Paternity leave allows for a deeper promotion of gender equality in both working and private life and creates an important social tool to support the family as a whole. The aim of our paper is to compare selected criteria for the use of paternity leave in EU countries, based on OECD data and valid for 2022. The resulting differences in paternity leave settings are quite surprising and do not correspond to the economic as well as geographical aspects of these countries.

Keywords

27 EU Member States, European Union, Paternity Benefit, Social Security