Switzerland: Paid paternity leave of two weeks approved by voters

Although the Federal Parliament in 2019 backed a proposal to introduce two weeks’ paid leave for fathers (Switzerland is one of seven OECD member states not offering paid paternity leave), it was not subsequently ratified under the Gender Equality Act due to strong conservative opposition (FedEE reported in May 2020) …

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