what do childfree/childless people get instead of "parental leave?"

[KitSileya]

181. I don't think it is necessary for childfree people to get 'compensation' for parental leave

After all, they don't have the ordeal of having a new child in the house. Just make sure that parental leave is not all the mother's, and that if the parent is a single parent, they can assign someone else to take the second parent leave if they have someone who will help with baby (grandparent, family friend etc.)

Make sure that everyone gets proper sick leave - days you can use at your own discretion, and doctor-mandated sick leave that doesn't count towards the former.

Make sure that everyone gets the right to family leave, a certain number of days every year, to be used by people with elderly parents, and other sick family members to whom they have a responsibility.



That is what we have in Norway. As a childfree adult without a partner, I was very glad a friend could get the day off to accompany me to out-patient surgery where I had to have someone watch over me the first night in the hospital hotel. My parents would have had to fly in from a different part of the country, or I would have had to be admitted, so it saved money to let my friend have the day off.