Today marks the last day of work for Liz until August 2nd. After today she is officially on maternity leave. Every woman in The Netherlands is entitled to at least 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. Leave can start as early as six weeks before the due date, and MUST start at the latest four weeks before the due date. Liz has opted for maternity leave as soon as possible, meaning that six of the 16 weeks are before the birth and 10 of the weeks are after the birth. If the baby comes before the due date, then the leave ends 10 weeks after the due date as planned. If the baby comes after the due date, then leave ends 10 weeks after the birth of the baby. Liz will be expanding maternity leave slightly by taking two weeks vacation time at the end. But no matter what, come August 2nd it's back to work.
4 comments:
wohoo for maternity leave!! im so excited for you guys. and 16 weeks! what a wonderful country you live in. do men get any maternity leave there? i suppose thats a long shot. are you guys still planning on coming here in the summer? i am sooo excited about seeing you all and the new spiderman. dont eat too much ice cream...i love you etta.
How about some pictures of Gramma Nan? We know she's there!
hey hey, das lekker, 16 weken geen werk! nog maar 44 dagen (als alles natuurlijk zo gaat als men denkt dat het gaat) de tijd vliegt! hebben jullie het naar je zin met Nancy? Doe haar de hartelijke groetjes en voor jullie een dikke kus!
Grandma Nan is here??!?? When were we supposed to pick her up??? Why didn't anybody tell us!
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