tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post6929426873296481183..comments2024-02-24T14:34:12.527-08:00Comments on Surviving In Sweden: Swedish Parental Leave Benefits: A breakdownSurviving Swedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144843041249993603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-63397723489433001472011-07-01T09:10:21.833-07:002011-07-01T09:10:21.833-07:00Yes, sapphire, the 80 percent is calculated as tak...Yes, sapphire, the 80 percent is calculated as taking 7 days a week, so you need to take Saturday and Sunday too. <br /><br />It is weird because it makes for situations like antropologas where, because she only gets base pay, it can be better for a family to have the higher earner take the 3 days a week financially.<br /><br />It really is a system that you have to work out what is most important to you, and how to make it work for you. Bit I'm not complaining, I think it is an incredibly generous systemSurviving Swedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144843041249993603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-62483718652262575642011-06-30T01:14:44.892-07:002011-06-30T01:14:44.892-07:00I think one of the weird things a friend told me i...I think one of the weird things a friend told me is that the 480 days includes weekends too.<br /><br />She said when her husband took five days off a week to take care of their son (since he worked five days a week), he received a lower salary because he didn't take the full week (seven days) off.<br /><br />That is really confusing. Have you heard anything like that?sapphirehttp://lostinstockholm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-82555563807897293272011-06-27T07:35:25.247-07:002011-06-27T07:35:25.247-07:00I don't understand it at all, but my husband f...I don't understand it at all, but my husband finally figured out how he wants to use our 900-some unused days, and I hope he figured it out right! He'll be working four days a week but getting paid for seven for, like, YEARS. Crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com