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Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law on Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child’s first year.
The development comes after the Swedish parliament, the 349-seat Riksdag, approved last December the government’s proposal on transfer of parental allowance.
This comes 50 years after the Scandinavian country became the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers and not just mothers.
This Scandinavian country of 10 million, known for its taxpayer-funded social welfare system, has over generations built a society where citizens are taken care of from cradle to grave.
Alexandra Wallin of the agency told Swedish broadcaster SVT the new law will “give greater opportunities.”
In the central town of Avesta, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of Stockholm, Ritva Kärkkäinen told SVT she is considering taking time off work to care for her grandchildren.
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