Employment Contracts Act, Estonia (Paternity Leave)

Employment Contracts Act, Sec 60 (Paternity Leave)

Fathers are entitled to 30 calendar days of paternity leave. They must take the leave in one part or several parts within 30 days of the child's expected due date until the child reaches three. The pay is based on the employee's average wage (paid by the Social Security Board). Fathers are entitled to 100% of their regular wages (capped at three times the average gross monthly salary in Estonia based on the Statistics Estonia data).