“We will be introducing the new option that one parent – mostly the fathers – can stay with the family for the first two weeks after the birth with a full salary.”
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Berlin Federal Family Minister Anne Spiegel (Greens) has announced paid leave for parents immediately after the birth of a child. “We will be introducing the new option that one parent – mostly the fathers – can stay with the family for the first two weeks after the birth with a full salary,” said Spiegel of the newspaper Rheinische Post. “At the same time, we want to enable more months of parental allowance for couples who split up their parental leave.”
If couples see childcare as an equal task, they want to support that. Employees who care for relatives should also be given a professional break with a benefit similar to that of the parental allowance.
Spiegel also wants to reward the perseverance of children in the corona pandemic more. “The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs has already put together a corona catch-up package worth a billion euros so that children can experience more sport, culture and leisure time again,” Spiegel said. “But I am open to the fact that there will also be further recognition for the solidarity of the children in the pandemic. For example in the form of a zoo voucher or something similar. “
What annoys you as a minister are “hasty advances” for compulsory child vaccination. Discussions about this should not be carried out on the back of the children, she warned. Children showed a lot of understanding and solidarity. “You are not the drivers of the pandemic,” emphasized Spiegel. Unvaccinated adults are what bring the hospitals to their capacity limits.
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She wishes all families in Germany “that they will have the opportunity to take a breath over the holidays”. After this exhausting year, that’s important. “The Christmas magic must not fall victim to Corona,” said Spiegel.
But she appeals to all people to take the contact restrictions seriously and to celebrate in a small group. “Best of course, vaccinated and tested. This is the only way we can defeat this pandemic and avert or keep the fifth wave small. “
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