Xiong Sidong, deputy to the National People's Congress: recommends that male paternity leave be extended to 38 days and be written into the Labor Law
On May 19, Peng Mei News (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Suzhou University that Xiong Sidong, a representative of the National People's Congress and president of Suzhou University, will submit a "Proposal on Extending the Paternity Leave of Male Spouse" at the two sessions this year. It is mentioned that the paternity leave of the male spouse should be extended to 38 days in order to better care and accompany the mother and the newborn.
"The standard of paternity leave for male spouses varies and is generally shorter"
Xiong Sidong believes that the parenting problem is mainly manifested in three aspects: First, the lack of human resources for family parenting. As the first-generation only child enters the age of marriage and childbirth, the "421" and even "422" family models show a mainstream tendency, and the "inverted pyramid" family structure makes the family bear heavy pressure on old-age care, and the normalization of frequent urban-rural and inter-urban mobility The ancestors lived in different places with their fathers and grandchildren, and there were more couples in different places, which exacerbated the contradiction of lack of manpower for childcare.
Secondly, the pressure of family parenting increases. After the implementation of the "full two-child" policy, families who give birth to two children must not only take care of pregnant women and newborns, but also take care of older children, and the pressure of family parenting has doubled.
In addition, maternal pressure increases. According to statistics, elderly women account for 13.4% of the total number of pregnant women in China, and they are on the rise. With the increase in the number of elderly women and pregnant women with assisted reproductive technology, the recovery period of maternal growth, and in the process of pregnancy, under the tremendous physical and psychological pressure, many women will have different degrees of depression during pregnancy and postpartum, Nearly 20% will develop depression.
"In the face of such a situation, the male spouse's care and companionship during the birth of the newborn are particularly important." Xiong Sidong said that currently male spouses are still relatively backward in childcare. Many people want to accompany their wives and children, but they have no intention of "time" .
He believes that as far as male spouse paternity leave is concerned, China lacks a unified national law, and the implementation standards are different and generally short, ranging from 7 to 30 days, most of which are only 15 days. Or a kind of reward for legal birth, it is difficult to implement in practice.
It is recommended that the paternity leave system for male spouses be regulated by legislation
Xiong Sidong suggested extending the paternity leave of the male spouse to 38 days to better care and accompany the mother and the newborn. Studies have shown that there are three stages in which women ’s physical and emotional states are prone to fluctuations. One is the establishment of a pregnancy test (about 12 weeks of pregnancy); the second is the perinatal period (28 weeks of pregnancy to 1 week after delivery); the third is the puerperium (postpartum 6 ~ 8 weeks), during this period the maternal body system is gradually returning to normal.
"In order to give the mother a better rest, the male spouse should take more care of the newborn. Therefore, it is recommended to extend the paternity leave of the original male spouse to 38 days for companionship and caring for the prenatal pregnancy test. (1 day), 7 perinatal inspections (7 days) and postpartum puerperium (30 days). "Xiong Sidong said.
In addition, Xiong Sidong suggested that the paternity leave system for male spouses should be regulated by legislation. The Labor Law clearly stipulates maternity leave for women, but there is no explanation for paternity leave for male spouses. He suggested adding relevant provisions on paternity leave for male spouses in the Labor Law, clarifying male family responsibilities and childbirth rights in childcare, and stipulating that male paternity leave should not be less than 38 days. At the same time, referring to the "Special Regulations on Labor Protection of Female Workers", if the wife has multiple births, each additional baby will be given 15 days of paternity leave.
In order to implement the paternity leave system, Xiong Sidong believes that the labor inspection department should incorporate the protection of paternity leave rights into the content of labor security supervision; the employer should adopt a labor contract filing system, add special contract content in accordance with the law, clarify the paternity leave rights, and enforce paternity leave Make specific arrangements.
Xiong Sidong suggested that party and government organs and institutions should be encouraged to take the lead in implementing the paternity leave system for male spouses; for enterprises that implement 100% paternity leave for male spouses during the year, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, certain policy incentives should be given in terms of tax relief, financing loans, etc.
At the same time, relevant universities, high school vocational schools, and communities should actively participate in male spouse mother and infant care technical training and ability improvement, develop family education curriculum systems, and organize male spouses to carry out learning activities such as popularization of maternal and newborn care knowledge.
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