English-Swedish translations for paternity leave

• faderskapsledighet
  Jag vill bara påminna er här om att vi naturligtvis har direktivet om faderskapsledighet - det första som antogs som resultat av ett avtal mellan arbetsmarknadens parter.Here I would just like to remind you that there is, of course, the paternity leave directive - the first to be adopted following an agreement between the social partners.

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