Number of Bulgarians on Paternity Leave Grows Considerably

Society | February 27, 2012, Monday // 13:34|  views

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More and more Bulgarian dads choose to take paternity leaves and look after their small children, the country's National Statistical Institute has revealed.

The number of Bulgarian men that have taken paternity leaves to care for children younger than one year of age has increased by 25% over the last three years, reaching 301 in 2011.

As for children aged between one and two, the number of dads in paternity leave has increased by 34% over the same period, reaching 1113.

Under Bulgaria's current legislation, mothers are obliged to look after their newborn children in the first six months. After that period, fathers are allowed to step in and take a paternity leave.

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