这个世界每天都有重生命诞生，关于产假各个国家的方针有何不一样，用英语该如何表达?开言英语本期就为我们科普下外国人的产假怎么休。

Maternity leave：产假，在职妇女产期前后的休假待遇;

Paternity leave：陪产假，夫妻间女方在享受产假期间，男方享有的用于关照、照顾对方的休假待遇;

Parental leave：抚育假/育儿假，一般与产假、陪产假联接，但有的国家的 parental leave 也包括产假;

Child care leave：育儿假，与抚育假联接。

01.芬兰

母亲产假：105个作业日(70%薪水)

父亲陪产假：54个作业日(70%薪水)

父母育儿假：158个作业日(70%薪水)

(注：作业日为周一到周六，不包括法定节假期)

The maternity leave lasts 105 working days. The paternity leave can last up to 54 working days or about 9 weeks. Fathers can choose to stay at home for 1 to 18 days at the same time as the child’s mother while she is paid maternity or parental allowance.

芬兰的女人有105个作业日的带薪产假，而男性有54个作业日的带薪陪产假，而这54天中，可以选择1到18天是和老婆一同休。

After the maternity leave, the mother can take parental leave for 158 working days. Alternatively, the father can also take the parental leave, or they can divide it between themselves.

After the parental leave, parents have a right to take unpaid leave to care for a child untilthe child’s third birthday. Either parent can take the leave but both parents cannot be onchild care leave at the same time.

在产假和陪产假之后，夫妻中的可一人独享或二人分配158天的带薪抚育假;抚育假后到孩子3岁之前，夫妻中的一人可选择休育儿假，假期不带薪但可以领政府补助。

02.瑞典

父母产假：390天(80%薪水)+90天(最低补助)

Parents are – because of gender equality aspects – encouraged to share the leave. That is why 90 days out of the total 480 days are reserved for each parent. Parents generally get 80% of their salary for the first 390 days. A reduced amount is then paid out for the remaining 90 days.

在瑞典，配偶要自行分配480天产假(硬性需求是其间一方有必要休够90天)。其间前390天可以拿到80%的薪水，然后90天则是只能拿政府的最低补助。

On any weekday afternoon, Swedish cafes are packed with young men and their children. Known as “latte dads,” these men are real examples of the success of Sweden’s parental leave plan.

你常常能在瑞典的大城市街头和咖啡厅里看到年青的父亲拿着一杯咖啡和孩子待在一同，他们也被称为“拿铁父亲”。“拿铁父亲”的存在某种程度上意味着瑞典育儿方针的成功。

03.日本

母亲产假：14周(66%薪水)

父母育儿假：最长到孩子1岁半(50%薪水)

Japan scored highest for its paternity leave in a UNICEF report, with a calculated 30.4 weeks of paid leave. But the reality is that very few working fathers take it.

据联合国儿童基金会计算，日本答应重生儿父亲休30.4周的育儿假，位列世界第一。可是实际是请求休假的父亲只需6%支配，很少人敢冒着回去就被开除的风险去休育儿假。

04.韩国

母亲产假：90天(100%薪水)

父亲产假：10天(100%薪水)

父母育儿假：一年(40%薪水)

In response to low birthrates, since 2019, the spouses in South Korea can take 10 days of paid paternity leave within 90 days of a child’s birth. The old law had provided five days of time-off within 30 days of the birth, with pay for the first three days of leave.

出世率世界倒数第一的韩国总算火烧眉毛地批改了方针，正本重生儿父亲只能休5天的带薪陪产假，而从2019年10月份初步延伸到10天。

Employees with children younger than 9 years old or attending second or a lower

grade of elementary school can work fewer hours for up to two years. The new flexible working options entitle employees to reduce their workday by one hour without loss of pay. Under the old law, employees could reduce their workday by two to five hours for one year.

除此之外，假定家里的孩子在9岁或许二年级以下，父母可以请求两年内削减每日作业时刻。以往是一年内可以少2到5小时的出勤时刻，如今则宽松到每天可削减1小时而不丢掉薪酬。

尽管韩国在孩子出世之后也有长达1年的育儿假，可是丢掉掉60%的薪水也是许多家庭不能承受的，所以也只需6%支配的韩国宝爸请求育儿假，情况与日本类似。

05.美国

母亲产假：12周(无薪)

父亲陪产假：12周(无薪)

In the U.S., the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is the only federal legislation guaranteeing parental leave: 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected time off for both moms and dads. And although around 90 million people are covered by the FMLA, 41 percent of Americans aren’t. Why? The law only applies to those at a company of at least 50 employees who’ve worked for at least a year and a minimum of 25 hours per week.

在美国，只需《家庭与医疗假法》规则了重生儿父亲和母亲可休12周的无薪产假，可是即就是这么不友善的条件，甚至还有41%的美国人享受不到。因为这个法令只适用于在有50个职工以上的公司作业一年以上、每周作业25小时以上的雇员。

In fact, 46 percent of people who do have access to FMLA leave don’t take it because they can’t afford to. Indeed, according to a 2014 Boston College survey, 86 percent of dads say they wouldn’t take parental leave unless they were paid at least 70 percent of their salaries.

更惨的是，实践上有46%可以享受产假的我们都不会选择休它，因为12周都拿不到薪酬的经济担负真实太重了。

06.加拿大

父母育儿假：40周(55%薪水)

The number of weeks available will depend on whether parents choose the standard option or the extended option. Since 2019.3.17, the standard option provides couples with a collective 40 weeks of parental leave (an additional 5 weeks) at 55% of income. The extended option provides couples with a collective 69 weeks of parental leave (an additional 8 weeks) at 33% of income.

加拿大的重生儿父母可在“标准父母福利”和“延伸父母福利”中选择。从2019年的3月17日起，“标准父母福利”供给12个月内算计40周(在正本35周的基础上添加5周)的赋闲稳妥福利，恰当于每周薪酬的55%;“延伸父母福利”供给18个月内69周(在正本61周的基础上添加8周)的赋闲稳妥福利，每周均匀福利是每周薪酬的33%。

Remember, these additional weeks of parental leave are only available to the second parent. If the mother takes the entire parental leave, she is not then entitled to the extra weeks.

The number of fathers who took parental leave in Quebec increased dramatically from 27.8% in 2005 to 85.8% in 2015.

要留心的是，新福利的享受条件有一条是——父母中任何一方都在家陪同孩子跨越5周(标准父母福利)或许8周(延伸父母福利)。比方，只需选择标准父母福利中只需母亲休假，那么她仍然只能休35周。2005年到2015年，魁北克省休育儿假的父亲从27.8%上升到85.8%。可以看出加拿大父亲育儿的参加度变得非常高。

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