{"id":3669,"date":"2025-11-18T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/betaald-verlof-voor-de-dga\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:43:25","slug":"paid-leave-for-the-dga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwg.nl\/en\/betaald-verlof-voor-de-dga\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid leave for the DGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Additional birth leave and paid parental leave for DGAs: how exactly does it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you become a director-major shareholder (DGA), you naturally want to take time out for your family. But what about additional birth leave, paid parental leave and customary pay? And what applies to female DGAs who give birth themselves? In this article, we list everything clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional birth leave for DMSs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the partner of the person who gave birth, you are entitled to up to 5 weeks of paid additional birth leave:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- the leave must be taken within 6 months of birth;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- As a DMS, are you not insured for employee insurance? Then you must apply for the benefit yourself via My UWV<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Not through the BV, then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

- the benefit is 70% of the (maximum) daily wage. So this can be lower than 70% of your usual wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information and request: (UWV - Supplementary Birth Leave for DGAs and alpha workers)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paid parental leave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to spend some extra time with your child after the birth leave, you can make use of 9 weeks of paid parental leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n