This table sets out the basic statutory entitlement for maternity leave and pay for 42 countries. It covers pay, protection from dismissal, the right to take time off work to attend antenatal appointments and entitlements to breaks for breastfeeding.
The UK Government is seeking to introduce the right to "switch off", which will allow workers to disconnect from work and not be contacted by their employer outside working hours. Labour has indicated that it intends to follow the models in Ireland and Belgium but with the details of the legislation still unclear, what clues can employers glean from these and other countries' approaches to the right to disconnect?