| 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
Graduate School, Arts
Aarhus University
Maternity/paternity leave and adoption: Danish version - English version
Salary during leave
Cirkulære om aftale om barsel, adoption og omsorgsdage (barselsaftalen)
Cirkulære om Administrationsgrundlag til aftale om barsel, adoption og omsorgsdage
The Ministry of Employment
Leave and daily allowance:
For international PhD students - Life in Denmark.dk
Maternity/paternity benefits: English version
The right to salary in accordance with the Danish State's Agreement on Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Parental Leave (the parental leave agreement) is conditional on the employer being able to obtain a full daily benefit refund.
Employment requirement according to the Consolidation Act on the Right to Leave and Parental Benefits (the Parental Leave Act):
Section 27. An employee is entitled to parental benefits from Udbetaling Danmark when the individual:
on the day before the absence or on the first day of absence is employed and has been employed for at least 160 hours, cf. subsection 2, within the last 4 completed calendar months prior to the period of absence, and during at least 3 of those months has been employed for at least 40 hours each month,
would have been entitled to unemployment benefits or a benefit substituting such, cf. the Act on Unemployment Insurance, if there were no entitlement to benefits under this Act,
within the past month has completed a vocational education program of at least 18 months' duration.
In accordance with the Collective agreement for academics employed by the state, your employment will continue throughout the entire leave period, although it expires during the leave. Furthermore, your PhD fellowship will be extended by the part of the leave period that falls within the fellowship period.
FAQ
Aarhus University
The Ministry of Employment
For international PhD students - Life in Denmark.dk
Forms
Deadlines:
Graduate School, Arts:
Dansk Magisterforening (DM)
Form 1a: Pregnancy leave (expected birth and leave)
Form 1b: Transfer of maternity leave
Form 2: Maternity and parental leave
Form 3: Taking deferred leave
Form 1: Paternity leave (expected birth and leave)
Form 2: Paternity and parental leave
Form 3: Taking deferred leave
Form 1: Expected reception of the child
Form 2: After the date of placement
