According to the Workers’ Statute (Estatuto de los Trabajadores), how long does the suspension of the contract for birth last for the biological mother and for the other parent?
Sources: 1 link, read on 22 October 2026.
Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2015, Estatuto de los Trabajadores, artículo 48 (BOE), read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: 19 weeks. The Estatuto de los Trabajadores says that birth suspends the contract of the biological mother and that of the other parent for nineteen weeks.
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Task 5 · Society and daily life Related to question 5009 of the manual
The question in Spanish
Según el Estatuto de los Trabajadores, ¿cuánto dura la suspensión del contrato por nacimiento para la madre biológica y para el otro progenitor?
The options
- A16 weeks16 semanas
- B19 weeks19 semanasCorrect
- C24 weeks24 semanas
What the source says
«4. El nacimiento, que comprende el parto y el cuidado de menor, suspenderá el contrato de trabajo de la madre biológica y el del progenitor distinto de la madre biológica durante diecinueve semanas.»
Source: Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2015, Estatuto de los Trabajadores, artículo 48 (BOE), read on 22 October 2026. This fact can change: we read it on that date. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
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