Orpo admits cutting family-leave compensation could have negative impact on women
PRIME MINISTER Petteri Orpo (NCP) has admitted that the mooted cut in family-leave compensation could have a negative impact on women in Finland, reports YLE.
The Finnish government is set to slash the one-off compensation that is available to the employers of female workers from 2,500 to 1,500 euros. Introduced to offset the costs of maternal leaves to employers in circumstances where pay during the leave exceeds the parental allowance paid by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), the compensation has been utilised especially in female-dominated sectors.