SocietyPolicy
Shanghai to Study Extending Parental Leave
Shanghai's Health Commission will study the feasibility of extending parental leave, responding to a lawmaker's proposal as demographic pressures mount.
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Society
School Bonus Abolition Squeezes Single Mothers in Belgium
Single mother Evy (47) loses her 40.38 euro school bonus, highlighting financial strain on working families as the benefit is cut for 1.1 million children.
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SocialBelgium
Flanders scraps school bonus for 1.1 million children
Flanders ends the school bonus for 1.1 million children, leaving only low-income families eligible. The cut saves 50 million euros annually.
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PoliticsSocial Policy
Belgium: Extended Leave for Fathers of Hospitalized Newborns
Belgium's Vooruit party proposes allowing fathers and co-parents up to 16 extra weeks of leave when a newborn is hospitalized.
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