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Episode: Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids
Description: Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law on July 1 that allows grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child’s first year.
The development comes after the Swedish parliament, the 349-seat Riksdag, approved last December the government’s proposal on the transfer of parental allowance. This comes 50 years after the Scandinavian country became the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers and not just mothers.
Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child’s grandp...