parental leave
A leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a babyA leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a baby.
» How long can I take off work for parental leave?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a baby.
Both my husband and I are on a 3-month parental leave while we look after our newborn baby.
Elternzeit
декре́тный о́тпускdekrétnyj ótpusk, о́тпуск по ухо́ду за ребёнкомótpusk po uxódu za rebjónkom, роди́тельский о́тпускrodítelʹskij ótpusk
- Parental leave or family leave is an employee benefit available in almost all countries that provides paid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.
Examples
3 sentencesHow long can I take off work for parental leave?
Sweden has generous parental leave and child care policies.
We try to set a good example providing my staff with 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
deWir versuchen, mit gutem Beispiel voranzugehen und meinen Mitarbeitern 12 Wochen bezahlten Elternurlaub zu gewähren. — GuidoW
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: parental leaves| Singular | parental leave |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- Parental leave or family leave is an employee benefit available in almost all countries that provides paid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare.:family leave
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable