Working parents

Working and having a child means rethinking and reorganizing your lives. You need to notify your employer, apply for parental leave and family subsidies and, when your baby has finally arrived, you might start wondering how to maintain contact to your employer and what options you might have for organizing your work flexibly and in a family-friendly way. The Koordinierungsstelle Weiterbildung und Beschäftigung e.V. (continuing education and training services, KWB) has compiled information, including information in English, for expecting parents working in Hamburg companies. The pages provide information on the following topics:

• Parental leave 
• Mutterschutz (statutory maternity leave commencing six weeks prior to due date)
• Organizing work
• Family subsidies
• "Staying involved"—maintaining workplace contact
• Advising options
• Family life on campus
• WissZeitVG - family policy aspects
• Further activities in Hamburg for families with children