English-Danish translations for paternity leave

• barsel
  Fædre skal også have ret til to ugers barsel med fuld løn. Fathers must also have the right to two weeks' paternity leave on full pay.
  Lad os tage adoptionsorlov, som forekommer i teksten sammen med barsels- og fædreorlov. Let us take adoption leave, which appears in the text alongside maternity and paternity leave.
  Jeg tror, at mere fleksible politikker, hvad angår barsels- og fædreorlov, kan hjælpe med at vende denne udvikling. I believe that more flexible policies with regard to maternity and paternity leave can help to reverse these trends.

Definition of paternity leave

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

Examples

• My husband is on a 3-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and Im working abroad.

Related words

• paternal
• paternity
• paternalism
• paternalistic
• paternoster
• paternalist
• paternety
• paternal uncle
• paternal grandfather
• paternal grandmother