English-Danish translations for maternity leave

• barsel
  I direktivforslaget har vi tilføjet beskyttelse i forbindelse med barsel og nødvendigheden af forældreorloven. We have incorporated the right to paid maternity leave and parental leave into the draft directive.
  De bliver ofte tvunget ud i ansættelser uden pension og uden løn under sygdom eller barsel. They are often forced into jobs without pensions and without sick pay or maternity leave.
  En fælles høj standard for barsel er helt nødvendig for at skabe et velfungerende indre marked. A common high standard for maternity leave is essential in order to create an effective internal market.

Definition of maternity leave

• A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby

Examples

• My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.

Related words

• maternity
• maternity gymnastics
• maternity package
• maternity box
• maternity ward
• maternity hospital
• maternity room
• maternity clinic
• maternity dress