Table 1.
Maternity Leave Pay Characteristics in EU-28 Countries
| Country | Maternity Allowance Rate | Maternity Allowance Paid by | Flexibility | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Entire Duration | Decreasing Fraction over the Duration | Employer | Social Security (Public Authority or “Social Security”) | Mix | |||||||
| 100% | 100% or 80% Depending on Length of Leave | 80–90% | 65–74% | Flat Rate/Unpaid | 80–90%/Flat Rate | Mixed (75–90%) | |||||
| AT | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| BE | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| BG | X | X | – | ||||||||
| CY | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| CZ | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| DE | X | X | None | ||||||||
| DK | X | X | None | ||||||||
| EE | X | X | None | ||||||||
| EL | X | X | None/Some | ||||||||
| ES | X | X | High | ||||||||
| FI | X | X | None | ||||||||
| FR | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| HR | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| HU | X | X | None | ||||||||
| IE | X | X | None | ||||||||
| IT | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| LT | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| LU | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| LV | X | X | – | ||||||||
| MT | X | X | None | ||||||||
| NL | X | X | None | ||||||||
| PL | X | X | High | ||||||||
| PT | X | X | – | ||||||||
| RO | X | X | – | ||||||||
| SE | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| SI | X | X | None | ||||||||
| SK | X | X | Some | ||||||||
| UK | X | X | Some* | ||||||||
SOURCES: European Commission (2013); International Network on Leave Policies and Research [INLPR] (2015); *UK Government (2016).