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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%
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