Naslov
Leave policy in the time of pandemic: new developments and lessons learned

Autori
Koslowski, Alison ; Blum, Sonja ; Dobrotić, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Research Handbook on Leave Policy: Parenting and Social Inequalities in a Global Perspective

Urednik/ci
Dobrotić, Ivana ; Blum, Sonja ; Koslowski, Alison

Izdavač
Edward Elgar Publishing

Grad
Cheltenham

Godina
2022

Raspon stranica
384-397

ISBN
9781800372207

Ključne riječi
COVID-19 pandemic ; Parental Leave ; Emergency Care Leave ; pandemic response ; school closures ; gender equality

Sažetak
Leave policies have played a role alongside other measures in helping parents and other carers to manage increased care demands created by COVID-19 containment policy response. Based on information collected through the Annual Review of Leave Policies and Research 2020, this chapter explores where and what (new) leave legislation has been enacted to support parents and other carers during the early phase of the pandemic. Five leave- related policy responses are identified using the empirical information available. Then, three country case studies (Belgium, Germany and Slovenia) are used to present in more depth the variety and complexity of country responses. The chapter contributes to the research on increasing gender inequalities in the wake of the pandemic, noting that little consideration has been given to gender-related aspects of pandemic-related leave policy design. More positively, it also highlights the role that widening the entitlement base to leave policies has played in supporting parents, which will hopefully be a lesson learned by policymakers to be maintained in future leave policy developments.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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