The introduction of the child care benefit in Austria. Catches and opportunities

Presentation given during the event “Child benefit – Catches and opportunities” on 16 April 2007 in the Palais Strudlhof, 1090 Vienna
Main topics of the presentation:

• Control effect with regard to the number of persons drawing benefits
• Main arguments of women against partitioning
• Newly added groups of persons drawing benefits
• Development of the benefit duration
• Development of additional incomes
• Problems with the additional income limits
• Job stability with additional income – high job stability
• Reentry processes – frequent reentry in the first 12 months, reduced number of returnees in the second year of the child; decoupling between leave under labour law and leave benefit
• Reduced earned income of women at re-entry; not only due to increased partial time activity, but also due to de-qualification, changed areas of responsibility and job change processes
• Clearly reduced job stability for women after the end of benefit entitlement due to decoupling between leave under labour law and leave benefit
• Structure of not planned changes of job