Kako je ovo pokusaj uskladivanja s EU pravnom stecevinom treba naglasiti da je neuspjesan. EU Direktiva 96/34/EC koja ureduje ovo pitanje zahtjeva da je roditeljski dopust osobno neprenosivo pravo svakog roditelja. Odnosno, svaki roditelj bi trebao imati pravo na najmanje tri mjeseca roditeljskog dopusta koje mora sam iskoristit. Tako Direktiva nalaze
Clause 2: Parental leave
1. This agreement grants, subject to clause 2.2, men and women workers an individual right to parental leave on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to enable them to take care of that child, for at least three months, until a given age up to 8 years to be defined by Member States and/or management and labour.
2. To promote equal opportunities and equal treatment between men and women, the parties to this agreement consider that the right to parental leave provided for under clause 2.1 should, in principle, be granted on a non-transferable basis.
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