From what I've been told (I haven't researched for the official documents declaring this, but I have reputable sources...), in Germany you get paid 150 euro per child per month. The amount changes as the number of kids increases, but I know this is the case for the first 2. Pretty cool, helps to pay for day care when they're young, if needed, etc. Also, the mother gets paid 60% of salary the first year she stays home (with a different percentage in subsequent years). She is allowed 3 years off and return to work, the job cannot let her go.
In the Aachen area (it may vary for the various states in Germany), the school day for grades 0-5 is from 8:00am-10:30am, with a few adjustments on certain days. Then for all subsequent grades, until graduation, the day ends at 1:00pm. Wow! Can you imagine? All the time the kids have for other activities, and all the time the parents have either with the kids, or needing to find care for them while parents are working.
(In Texas, the school day was from 8am-3pm for early grades, then 9am-4pm for middle grades, then 7:30am-2:30pm for upper grades.)
Regarding adults' working schedule, employers are required by government regulation to give their workers 4 weeks of paid holiday vacation! (Same in Ireland). Furthermore, Germans tell me it is quite standard to actually get 6 weeks paid vacation off. Wow, in the US, you are lucky to get 2 weeks?
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