Parents can transfer up to 45 days leave (or 90 days for single parents), paid at 80pc of the person's income. Photo: Getty Grandparents in Sweden can take paid parental leave, after the law was changed in what is believed to be a world first. Families can transfer their maternity and paternity leave to friends and other family members, who have the right to take time off work at 80pc of their salaries, after the law change.
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