Self-employed people take considerably more paid maternity leave. Yenthe and Jasper testify: “Great advantage for us, but the government is not flaunting it” | Domestic

PoliticsThe classic image of the perpetually working self-employed person is partly shattered. New figures show that significantly more young fathers and co-mothers who are self-employed are taking maternity leave. How did that happen? Is the financial loss really less significant due to a recent measure by the federal government? Self-employed persons Jasper Deprez (28) from Ravels and Yenthe Paulussen (32) from Oostmalle testify. “Even my accountant dropped out.”