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What is the lowest wage replacement rate during any paid leave that could be used for a sibling'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.

Sibling captures references to siblings, brother or sister, immediate family, blood relatives, predecessors, ascendants, and relatives to the first degree.

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

Madagascar - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Liechtenstein - No paid leave

Lithuania - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Maldives - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Latvia - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Mexico - No paid leave

Tanzania - No paid leave

Iceland - No paid leave

Singapore - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Israel - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Tajikistan - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Federated States of Micronesia - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Portugal - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

South Africa - No paid leave

Russian Federation - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

San Marino - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Slovenia - No paid leave

Peru - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Moldova - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Mozambique - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

New Zealand - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Hungary - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

Brazil - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Bulgaria - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Uruguay - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Ukraine - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

Chile - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Colombia - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Bolivia - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Austria - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Angola - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Armenia - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Uzbekistan - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Vietnam - No paid leave

Venezuela - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belarus - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

Slovakia - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Finland - No paid leave

France - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Greece - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Turkmenistan - No paid leave

Estonia - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Denmark - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Türkiye - No paid leave

Ecuador - No paid leave

Cuba - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

El Salvador - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Belgium - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Nicaragua - 40% - 59%

Czech Republic - 60% - 79%

Japan - 60% - 79%

Sweden - 60% - 79%

The Netherlands - 60% - 79%

Yemen - 80% - 100%

Thailand - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Syria - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Tuvalu - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%

Sierra Leone - 80% - 100%

Canada - 80% - 100%

Fiji - 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%

Cameroon - 80% - 100%

Germany - 80% - 100%

Burkina Faso - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Bangladesh - 80% - 100%

Bahrain - 80% - 100%

Australia - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

Gabon - 80% - 100%

Honduras - 80% - 100%

- 80% - 100%

Myanmar - 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Senegal - 80% - 100%

Romania - 80% - 100%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Oman - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Ireland - 80% - 100%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

North Macedonia - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Libya - 80% - 100%

Kiribati - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Liberia - 80% - 100%