What is the maximum wage replacement rate of paid leave for fathers?

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What is the maximum wage replacement rate of paid leave for fathers?

Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.

Paid leave for fathers includes both paid paternity leave, which is leave reserved for fathers of infants, and paid parental leave, which is leave for either parent of an infant, that can be taken by men.

In cases where wage replacement rates vary during leave, the maximum rate shows the highest level of wage replacement available over the course of the leave.

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

In some countries, wage replacement rates may vary by workers’ income level or length of tenure. Additionally, countries may impose ceilings or maximum fixed rates on the amount of benefits that workers are entitled to.

Research evidence suggests that a wage replacement rate of at least 80% is needed to address poverty and promote gender equality in leave-taking.

Countries

Lebanon - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Namibia - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Madagascar - No paid leave

Liechtenstein - No paid leave

Libya - No paid leave

Albania - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Kyrgyzstan - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kiribati - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Honduras - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Nicaragua - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No paid leave

Zambia - No paid leave

Yemen - No paid leave

Vanuatu - No paid leave

United States of America - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - No paid leave

Tuvalu - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Thailand - No paid leave

Syria - No paid leave

Switzerland - No paid leave

Eswatini - No paid leave

Suriname - No paid leave

Sudan - No paid leave

St. Lucia - No paid leave

Oman - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

South Sudan - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Sierra Leone - No paid leave

Seychelles - No paid leave

Senegal - No paid leave

Sao Tome and Principe - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Panama - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Liberia - No paid leave

Central African Republic - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Costa Rica - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Comoros - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Egypt - No paid leave

Cameroon - No paid leave

Cambodia - No paid leave

Burkina Faso - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

Fiji - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Bangladesh - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Gabon - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Tajikistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Azerbaijan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Australia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Turkmenistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Armenia - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Ukraine - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Uzbekistan - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Greenland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Ireland - Flat rate or adjusted flat rate

Cuba - 20% - 65%

Belarus - 20% - 65%

San Marino - 20% - 65%

Russian Federation - 20% - 65%

Moldova - 20% - 65%

Finland - 66% - 79%

Slovakia - 66% - 79%

Czech Republic - 66% - 79%

Sweden - 66% - 79%

Japan - 66% - 79%

Germany - 66% - 79%

Myanmar - 66% - 79%

Israel - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Bahrain - 80% - 100%

Belgium - 80% - 100%

Lithuania - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Bolivia - 80% - 100%

South Africa - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Tanzania - 80% - 100%

Argentina - 80% - 100%

Algeria - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

Vietnam - 80% - 100%

Venezuela - 80% - 100%

Angola - 80% - 100%

Greece - 80% - 100%

Uruguay - 80% - 100%

United Kingdom - 80% - 100%

The Gambia - 80% - 100%

France - 80% - 100%

Uganda - 80% - 100%

Hungary - 80% - 100%

Iceland - 80% - 100%

Turkey - 80% - 100%

Tunisia - 80% - 100%

Indonesia - 80% - 100%

Austria - 80% - 100%

Brazil - 80% - 100%

Timor-Leste - 80% - 100%

Singapore - 80% - 100%

Saudi Arabia - 80% - 100%

Kenya - 80% - 100%

Djibouti - 80% - 100%

Colombia - 80% - 100%

Latvia - 80% - 100%

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Mozambique - 80% - 100%

Morocco - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Dominican Republic - 80% - 100%

Monaco - 80% - 100%

Mexico - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

Mauritius - 80% - 100%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Denmark - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

Croatia - 80% - 100%

North Macedonia - 80% - 100%

The Netherlands - 80% - 100%

Ecuador - 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Equatorial Guinea - 80% - 100%

Samoa - 80% - 100%

Rwanda - 80% - 100%

Romania - 80% - 100%

Burundi - 80% - 100%

Portugal - 80% - 100%

The Philippines - 80% - 100%

Chile - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

Paraguay - 80% - 100%

Republic of Korea - 80% - 100%

El Salvador - 80% - 100%

Canada - 80% - 100%

Cabo Verde - 80% - 100%

Guatemala - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Chad - 80% - 100%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%