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What is the lowest wage replacement rate during any paid leave that could be used for a parent's health needs?

Leave for adult family members’ health needs includes leave specifically designated to care for adult family members’ health needs, as well as discretionary, family needs, and emergency leave which may also be used for adult family members’ health needs.

Parent captures references to parent, mother or father, immediate family, family member, relative, blood relatives, predecessors, ascendants, and relatives to the first degree. One country (Israel) limits paid leave to parents aged 65 and older.

In cases where wage-replacement rates vary during leave, the maximum rate reflects the highest level of wage replacement available over the course of the paid leave for adult family members’ health needs. This benefit may be paid by the employer, social security system, or both simultaneously.

A flat rate means all workers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.

Countries

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Latvia - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Iceland - No paid leave

Hungary - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

Federated States of Micronesia - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Denmark - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Belgium - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Nicaragua - 40% - 59%

Slovakia - 40% - 59%

Sweden - 60% - 79%

Lithuania - 60% - 79%

Tajikistan - 60% - 79%

The Netherlands - 60% - 79%

Czech Republic - 60% - 79%

Japan - 60% - 79%

Turkmenistan - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Yemen - 80% - 100%

Thailand - 80% - 100%

Switzerland - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

Syria - 80% - 100%

- 80% - 100%

Uzbekistan - 80% - 100%

Senegal - 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Ukraine - 80% - 100%

Tuvalu - 80% - 100%

Sierra Leone - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%

Russian Federation - 80% - 100%

Burkina Faso - 80% - 100%

Egypt - 80% - 100%

Croatia - 80% - 100%

Costa Rica - 80% - 100%

Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Comoros - 80% - 100%

Central African Republic - 80% - 100%

Canada - 80% - 100%

Cameroon - 80% - 100%

Cambodia - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Bangladesh - 80% - 100%

Bahrain - 80% - 100%

Austria - 80% - 100%

Australia - 80% - 100%

Armenia - 80% - 100%

Angola - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

El Salvador - 80% - 100%

Fiji - 80% - 100%

Romania - 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

Oman - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

Myanmar - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

North Macedonia - 80% - 100%

Gabon - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Liechtenstein - 80% - 100%

Libya - 80% - 100%

Kyrgyzstan - 80% - 100%

Kiribati - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Israel - 80% - 100%

Ireland - 80% - 100%

Honduras - 80% - 100%

Germany - 80% - 100%

Liberia - 80% - 100%