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What is the maximum wage replacement rate of paid leave for children's serious health needs?

Any leave for children’s serious health needs includes leave specifically for children’s health needs, as well as discretionary, family needs, and emergency leave which may be used for health needs.

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.

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

Leave available only to mothers is categorized as No paid leave.

Countries

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Federated States of Micronesia - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

United Kingdom - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

United States of America - 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

Argentina - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Algeria - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Belgium - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Denmark - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

France - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Mozambique - 60% - 79%

Cuba - 60% - 79%

Sao Tome and Principe - 60% - 79%

Lithuania - 60% - 79%

Tajikistan - 60% - 79%

Portugal - 60% - 79%

Czech Republic - 60% - 79%

Vietnam - 60% - 79%

The Netherlands - 60% - 79%

Finland - 60% - 79%

Sweden - 60% - 79%

Hungary - 60% - 79%

Japan - 60% - 79%

Mexico - 60% - 79%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Uzbekistan - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

Romania - 80% - 100%

Yemen - 80% - 100%

Zambia - 80% - 100%

Switzerland - 80% - 100%

Russian Federation - 80% - 100%

Tanzania - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Thailand - 80% - 100%

South Sudan - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

Türkiye - 80% - 100%

Turkmenistan - 80% - 100%

Slovakia - 80% - 100%

San Marino - 80% - 100%

Singapore - 80% - 100%

Syria - 80% - 100%

Sierra Leone - 80% - 100%

- 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Senegal - 80% - 100%

Ukraine - 80% - 100%

South Africa - 80% - 100%

Tuvalu - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%

Panama - 80% - 100%

Burkina Faso - 80% - 100%

Egypt - 80% - 100%

Ecuador - 80% - 100%

Croatia - 80% - 100%

Costa Rica - 80% - 100%

Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Comoros - 80% - 100%

Colombia - 80% - 100%

Chile - 80% - 100%

Central African Republic - 80% - 100%

Canada - 80% - 100%

Cameroon - 80% - 100%

Cambodia - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Brazil - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Bolivia - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Belarus - 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%

Oman - 80% - 100%

North Macedonia - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Nicaragua - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

Myanmar - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Moldova - 80% - 100%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

Madagascar - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Gabon - 80% - 100%

Liechtenstein - 80% - 100%

Libya - 80% - 100%

Albania - 80% - 100%

Latvia - 80% - 100%

Kyrgyzstan - 80% - 100%

Kiribati - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Israel - 80% - 100%

Ireland - 80% - 100%

Iceland - 80% - 100%

Honduras - 80% - 100%

Greece - 80% - 100%

Germany - 80% - 100%

Liberia - 80% - 100%