Dutch Legislation

Chapter 6

in force

Parental leave

Work and Care Act (WAZO) (Wet arbeid en zorg) · Articles: 14

Section None

Parental leave

6:1 Article 6:1

An employee who, as a parent, stands in a family law relationship to a child, is entitled to leave without retention of salary. If an employee enters…

6:1a Article 6:1a

The employer shall not prejudice the employee on the ground that the employee has exercised, in or out of court, the right to leave as referred to in…

6:2 Article 6:2

The maximum number of hours of leave to which the employee is entitled amounts to twenty-six times the working hours per week.

6:3 Article 6:3

An employee as referred to in Article 3:6, paragraph 1, preamble and part a, shall, during the period in which the child has not yet reached the age…

6:3a Article 6:3a

The employee, as referred to in Article 6:3, paragraph 3, who wishes to be eligible for a benefit as referred to in that paragraph, shall submit the…

6:4 Article 6:4

No right to leave as referred to in Article 6:1 exists after the date on which the child has reached the age of eight years.

6:5 Article 6:5

The employee shall notify the employer in writing of the intention to take leave at least two months before the intended commencement date of the…

6:6 Article 6:6

The employer shall consent to a request from the employee not to take or not to continue leave as a result of taking pregnancy or maternity leave, as…

6:7 Article 6:7

Days or parts of days on which the employee does not perform his work due to the leave referred to in Article 6:1, cannot be designated as vacation.

6:8 Article 6:8

Articles 6:4, 6:5, paragraph 2, and 6:6, paragraph 2, with the exception of the final sentence, may only be deviated from to the detriment of the…

6:9 Article 6:9

Except for Article 6:8, this Chapter may not be departed from to the detriment of the employee.

6:10 Article 6:10

If, at the time the Act of 17 December 2014 amending the Work and Care Act and the Working Hours Adjustment Act in connection with increasing the…

6:10a Article 6:10a

The percentages referred to in Article 6:3, paragraphs 3 and 7, may be amended to 70% by Royal Decree prior to the date of entry into force of the…

6:11 Article 6:11

Article 3:13, paragraphs six up to and including eight, shall not apply if the application for the benefit, referred to in Article 3:7, paragraph…