Parents have taken on many roles in the ‘Corona
era': home school teachers, kindergarten carers, stressed-out
employees in their home offices or working on the frontline in key
professions. But should they also bear a double financial burden in
this exceptional situation? A new Government bill has made it clear
they should not.
Parental allowance before the new ‘Corona
regulation'
So far, parental allowance has been paid at 67% of income with
some variations for those entitled to it with low or high
incomes.
The relevant income is deemed to be the average income earned in
the last twelve calendar months before the birth of the child. The
income actually earned during this period is taken into account,
even if the income was (partially) reduced during these twelve
months, for example due to short-time work. This in turn means that
the reduction in pay due to short-time work has two effects for
expectant parents: on the one hand, their pay is reduced at the
time
