Netflix's year of parental leave – its impact mapped

parental leave graphic

As you can see there are plenty of countries where there is no statutory parental leave. In some countries the Netflix announcement will have less of an impact. For example, Germany has the most leave with 3 years for either parent (although it is not all paid).

In Sweden 480 days are on offer but if the full entitlement is used 60 of those days must be taken by the father. As with unlimited holidays – which Netflix staff also have – this may not automatically mean that you would take more days off than you otherwise would.

In several cases, including in the US, parental leave is unpaid. In others, pay during leave isn’t 100% or isn’t paid for the entire duration of the entitlement.