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Name: Act to amend the Act (1978:410) respecting the right to leave to care for a child, etc. (1994:555)
Country: Sweden
Subject(s): Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1994-06-02
Entry into force:
Published on: Svensk författningssamling, 1994-06-13, No. 555, p. 1
ISN: SWE-1994-L-37630
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=37630&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Svensk författningssamling, 1994-06-13, No. 555, p. 1
Abstract/Citation: Provides that a parent is entitled to take child care leave during the first 3 years following the child's birth. A worker who has adopted a child has the right to take child care leave during the first 18 months from the day he or she has received the child in his or her care.

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