Region: Europe and Central Asia
Report summary: While Iceland’s maternity and paternity leave policies are some of the most generous in the world – a joint 12-month allocation to both parents, Iceland’s under-performance in Sub-Index A of the GCPI was ultimately due to its limited dependent care leave policies and lack of universal flexible work policies to support workers with family caregiving responsibilities. Iceland performed better in Sub-Index B for its protections for domestic workers, but the reality is that many domestic workers in the country work informally and are not protected by trade unions.
Overall GCPI Score: 6.61/10
GCPI band: Maturing
The recommended citation for this report is as follows: Nalwa, Anoushka and Anju M. Paul. 2022. Global Care Policy Index 2022 Country Report: Iceland. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index.