NEW PARENTAL LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS COME INTO EFFECT

THE NEW leave entitlements under the Labour Laws mendment Act, for parental, adoption and commissioning
parental leave, came into effect on Januar y 1.

Webber Wentzel reports that the legislation was passedlast year.

The law firm says the entitlements are for unpaid leave. Employees are eligible to apply to the Unemployment Insurance Fund for income replacement benefits during the leave period.

1. Parental leave: an employee who is a parent of a child is entitled to 10 consecutive days' leave, which can be taken from the day on which the child is born, or on the date on which an adoption order is granted, or on the day that the child is placed with the prospective adoptive parents.
2. Adoption leave: an employee who is an adoptive parent of a child below the age of 2 is entitled to 10 consecutive weeks of leave. It can be taken from the date on which an adoption order is granted, or on the day that the child is placed with the prospective adoptive parents. The other parent will be entitled
3. to parental leave.
4. Commissioning parental leave:an employee who is a commissioning parent in a surrogate motherhood agreement is entitled to 10 consecutive weeks of leave.

| ORNICO - StaffReporter (11 JAN 2020)

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QUESTION: My partner and I, a couple in a registered civil union, are planning to have a baby, either through a surrogate or adoption. While this is very exciting, it is also stressful as both my partner and I have full-time employment. Would either my partner or I qualify for maternity leave?

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A group of lawyers is set to challenge South Africa's labour legislation relating to maternity leave for adoptive parents.

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Maternity Leave For All

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http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/09/28/Maternity-leave-for-all