The government of Andalucía has passed a decree giving public sector workers in the region the right to 100% of their salary whilst off work to care for their children if they have cancer or other serious illnesses.
The measure allows for up to a 75% reduction in the working day, depending on the case, with the right to 100% of their salary.
The special permission can initially be requested for a month, with the possibility of extending it to two months or more if there are proven medical reasons to support the request.
The new rule lays out specifically all aspects relating to the permission, defining the exact requirements and the illnesses considered serious enough to warrant the concession of these special arrangements.
Civil servants can request the special leave in the event of their child requiring hospitalisation, when treatment continues at home, and in the case of a relapse. The permission will be granted on the basis of the need for direct, continued and permanent care by the parents or guardians of seriously ill children.
The special rules relate to parents or guardians of children with cancer, as well as more than a hundred others currently considered by state legislation to be 'serious' including cystic fibrosis, transplants, tuberculosis and chronic bronchial asthma.
