KarunaNews Story

Sweden has launched a groundbreaking new law that allows grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave. The law, recently launched, means grandparents will get paid while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child’s first year. It comes 50 years after the Scandinavian country became the first in the world to introduce paid parental leave for fathers and not just mothers. Under the law, parents can transfer some of their generous parental leave allowance to the child's grandparents. A parent couple can transfer a maximum of 45 days to others while a single parent can transfer 90 days. Alexandra Wallin of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency told Swedish broadcaster SVT the new law will "give greater opportunities."