Art. 96a: Enforcement Ordinance to the Personnel Act (VVO)

59 1 An employee is entitled to two weeks of paid leave and one month

of unpaid leave if

a. the employee is the legal father of a child at the time of its birth

or becomes its legal father within six months following the birth;

b. the employee is the legal other parent of a child at the time of its birth.

2 The paid leave must be taken within six months after the child's birth.

During the taking of paid leave according to § 96 b, this time limit is interrupted.

It can be taken in weeks or days. The unpaid leave must be taken within

twelve months after the child's birth. When determining the timing and

division of the leave, business needs must be taken into account.

3 The compensation paid under the provisions on income compensation

is due to the state treasury to the extent of the paid leave.

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