Parental leave for Faculty-employed PhD Students

5+3 and 4+4 (Part B)

Form name	Deadline
Form 1a: Pregnancy leave (expected birth and leave)	Must be submitted 3 months prior to birth
Form 1b: Transfer of maternity leave	Must be submitted 4 weeks prior to birth
Form 2: Maternity and parental leave	Must be submitted 6 weeks after birth
Form 3: Taking deferred leave	Must be submitted 8 weeks prior to leave (deferred by law) or 16 weeks prior to leave (deferred by agreement)

Form name	Deadline
Form 1: Paternity leave (expected birth and leave)	Must be submitted 4 weeks prior to birth
Form 2: Paternity and parental leave: Danish version	Must be submitted 6 weeks after birth
Form 3: Taking deferred leave	Must be submitted 8 weeks prior to leave (deferred by law) or 16 weeks prior to leave (deferred by agreement)

Form name	Deadline
Form 1: Expected reception of the child	Deadline for submission depends on reception of the child in Denmark or abroad
Form 2: After the date of placement

Please note

Paid leave must be held before unpaid leave. The order is therefore: leave with salary, leave with benefits and leave without income.
After the deadline has passed for submission of form No. 2 it is not possible to change the information in the form.
Please count in full weeks (7 days). If a period contains weekends or public holidays those days count as leave too.

Graduate School, Arts

Overview of your rights to leave with salary and benefits incl. examples of leave: Danish version - English version

Aarhus University

Salary during leave

The Ministry of Employment

For international PhD students - Life in Denmark.dk

FAQ

Overview - parental leave rules (employees): Danish version - English version
Short overview: Danish version - English version

Aarhus University

AU HR's website - information, notifications and forms for employee (5+3 scheme and part B of the 4+4 scheme): Danish version - English version
Holiday year ends during leave
If you have been prevented from taking holiday for a recognised reason, e.g. illness, maternity/paternity leave or adoption, which has lasted until expiry of the holiday period on 31 December, the first four holiday weeks will automatically be carried forward to the next holiday period.
For further information please see: Danish version - English version
AU HR memo of 20 August 2012 on childcare days for PhD students: Danish version

The Ministry of Employment

For international PhD students - Life in Denmark.dk

Forms

Mother and Father/non-birth mother:
- Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version

Deadlines:

Ministerial Order on the act on entitlement to leave and benefits in the event maternity/paternity leave (barselsloven): Danish version
Ministerial Order on the right to maternity/paternity benefits: Danish version
Ministerial Order of Law on equal treatment of men and women in regard to employment etc.: Danish version
The Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration circular on Parental leave, adoption and childcare days: Danish version
Ministerial Order of Law on sick pay or maternity pay: Danish version
HR at Aarhus University - Holiday and parental leave: Danish version