Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Netherlands: a paternity leave to take over from the mothers Netherlands: a paternity leave to take over from the mothers On March 30th, the Parliament discussed the possibility, for the fathers, to relieve the mothers during their maternity leave, if they wish to go back to work before the deadline of 10 weeks term minimum after the childbirth. (Ref. 06327) Through . Published on 05 April 2006 Ă 14h29 - Update on 24 March 2013 Ă 14h29 Resources The proposal comes from the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD, conservative), from Democrats 66 (centre right) and the Labour Party (PVDA,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels