[rayiner]

The pay during parental leave in Europe is also low. In France it is capped at about 3,500 euros per month. A software engineer or someone like that might not be able to afford to take a significant parental leave even if the law allows them to take one.

Parental leave should really be set up as a simple insurance system. Require employers to get insurance on workers that would cover X months of leave at full salary. In the long run it’s just not very much money compared to a person’s total salary over a 40 year working life.

[bouzouk]

True, but in France almost all companies will also supplement so you can have a full salary.

[Ekaros]

I think it is just fair to cap it to maximum social security. After all that is the level society has considered acceptable minimum for survival.

[popotamonga]

In Portugal, the pay is 80% but tax free so in high salaries you end up with a massive profit (taxes can reach 50% easily)

[mortenlwk]

That sounds like a shit system

[umeshunni]

Why? People who pay more into the system should benefit more from it.

[bearmode]

Because things like that perpetuate poverty. Public money should be going to those who need it, not those who already have a tremendous amount. It's very simple.

[Ekaros]

And it should be distributed equally. Just because you haven't been forced to live frugally when others have means you deserve more money than those that were forced.