Take parental leave after the first three years of life
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf you are entitled to parental leave, you can take up to 3 years of parental leave per child. You can take your parental leave in one piece or split it up.
You can also take a maximum of 24 months in the period from your child's 3rd birthday up to and including the day before his or her 8th birthday.
During this period, the same provisions apply in principle as for the parental leave you take before your child's 3rd birthday. There are the following special features:
- You must notify your employer of the parental leave 13 weeks before it is scheduled to begin.
- Protection against dismissal begins 14 weeks before the start of parental leave.
- You can only receive qualifying periods in the unemployment insurance and claims in the pension insurance from the 3rd birthday if you work part-time during the parental leave subject to social insurance.
If you take the 2nd period of parental leave after your child's 3rd birthday, you do not need your employer's approval after registration.
If you want to divide the parental leave into 3 or more periods and the 3rd period is to start only after your child's 3rd birthday, you need your employer's approval. Your employer may refuse the 3rd period for urgent operational reasons.