The amount of full-rate paid leave offered for fathers in Europe varies by country. In Portugal for instance, new fathers can expect to be given 12.5 weeks of full paid leave, while in five European countries (Cyprus, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland) there are zero full-time weeks off for paternity.
Full-rate paid leave available to fathers in selected European countries in 2016, in weeks*
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UNICEF. (June 3, 2019). Full-rate paid leave available to fathers in selected European countries in 2016, in weeks* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022098/paternity-leave-in-europe/
UNICEF. "Full-rate paid leave available to fathers in selected European countries in 2016, in weeks*." Chart. June 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022098/paternity-leave-in-europe/
UNICEF. (2019). Full-rate paid leave available to fathers in selected European countries in 2016, in weeks*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022098/paternity-leave-in-europe/
UNICEF. "Full-rate Paid Leave Available to Fathers in Selected European Countries in 2016, in Weeks*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022098/paternity-leave-in-europe/
UNICEF, Full-rate paid leave available to fathers in selected European countries in 2016, in weeks* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022098/paternity-leave-in-europe/ (last visited May 23, 2022)