Pay, holiday and pension during parental leave

Right to pay during parental leave

The right to pay during parental leave depends on whether one or both parents are covered by the Danish state’s parental leave agreement (Statens Barselsaftale).

Right to pay if both parents are covered by Statens Barselsaftale

If both parents are employed by the Danish state, you must share six weeks of leave with the right to pay:

• Mother’s right to pay: The first 20 weeks of the parental leave.
• Father’s/co-mother’s right to pay: Paternal/co-maternal leave two weeks + the first 10 weeks of the parental leave.
• Leave to be shared between the parents: An additional six weeks of paid leave under the parental leave law, to be shared between the parents.

Example

Both mother and father are employed at the school, and they have decided that the father will transfer nine weeks of leave to the mother. Therefore, she has 24 + 9 = 33 weeks of leave, and the father has 15 weeks of leave.

The weeks to be shared: They choose to share the weeks equally, with 3 weeks each, so that the father receives pay during all of his weeks of leave.

Result: 

• In this example, the mother takes parental leave with pay for 20+3 weeks, followed by 10 weeks of leave with parental leave benefit.
• In this example, the father takes parental leave with pay for 2+10+3 weeks.

If you wish to take a longer leave, you should always contact the Frie Skolers Lærerforening secretariat for advice.

Right to pay if one parent is covered by Statens Barselsaftale

If the other parent is employed in the private sector, unemployed or employed in a municipality/region, they you do not share the weeks with the right to pay as illustrated in the example above. 

This applies regardless of whether the other parent receives full pay during their leave.

• If only the mother is covered by Statens Barselsaftale, she can take parental leave for 20+6 weeks with pay.
• If only the father/co-mother is covered by Statens Barselsaftale, he/she can take up to 2+10+6 weeks of parental leave with pay. Any additional leave is with parental leave benefit. 

Example

Father is employed by Example City Independent School and mother is employed in the private sector.

• Father transfers six weeks of leave to mother.
• Father can take up to 2+10+6 = 18 weeks of parental leave with pay.

If you wish to take a longer leave, you should always contact the Frie Skolers Lærerforening secretariat for advice.