Nearly 70% of eligible Poles take parental leave
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More than 631,000 parents took parental leave last year, which accounts for some 60-70 percent of eligible Poles, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, announced on Monday.
"Parental leaves have certainly opened a new chapter in family policy," Kosiniak-Kamysz said during the conference "Parental Leaves. Chances and perspectives."
The minister also said that the number of parents taking a career break is growing steadily. In January 2015, the figure stood at 133,000, an increase of 56,000 year-on-year. He also stressed that paternity leaves are growing in popularity, as the figure of fathers who decided to take care of their babies grew by 154 percent year-on-year.
