Clean Nav, Ropstad!

The proud father Rolf Aleksander Egeland Brettingen was eager to spend time at home with his son Olai, but lost 26 days of paperwork when he pulled out two days earlier than planned. Marius Lie Bratland had his entire application for paternity leave rejected because the employer submitted a form too late. Øystein Lorvik Nilsen lost her time-earned rights with her son Mikkel, because she did not understand a vague message about when she should apply.

Vedum is unorthodox

Children have the right to spend time alone with both mother and father during the first year of life. But many children are deprived of this opportunity. Complicated rules and unclear wording constitute a fundamental flaw in the legal certainty of Norwegian families. Norwegian parents are deprived of important rights.

“The Parent Fee Trap” As Aftenposten has put on the agenda in recent months, this is down to Guri Melby of the Liberal Party in our aptly named “completely obvious dust rules.” The rules, which Nav very strictly practices, state that the father must request paternity leave before the last day of the mother’s paid parental leave, because the National Insurance Law requires the continuous withdrawal of parental benefits. Today, many mothers enjoy unpaid leave as an extension of their own parental benefit period, for example, because many children are not entitled to daycare as soon as the paid leave ends. Therefore, it is not surprising that Nav’s recommendation to apply four to six weeks before the parent is due to take leave can be easily misunderstood.

Humiliating China

In addition, Nav has rejected a series of deferrals of the paternity fee on an incorrect basis, because employers have submitted information on wages too late. The message about the short deadlines is given in the parent login on the Nav website, but many of those who have requested a postponement have not received the message there. The Social Security Court has ruled in favor of the parents in this case and Nav must change its practice.

Parents who applied on time and provided all information in a timely manner, but then changed while taking leave, have also experienced loss of rights. In such cases, you must apply again for parental benefit, so as not to lose the remaining days.

Now the Minister for Children and the Family must Kjell Ingolf Ropstad cleans. Today, both the regulations and the procedure and practice are so complicated designed and managed that many children are deprived of important time with their parents. The requirement for continuous withdrawals should be relaxed and the handling of Nav changed. The time parents spend arguing with Nav should be spent with their children.

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