What is Parental Leave?
Parental leave is an employment entitlement that allows eligible employees to take up to 12 months of unpaid leave for the purpose of having and / or caring for a newly born child, or upon the adoption of a child.
Generally speaking, all employees who have worked with the same employer continuously for at least 12 months will be entitled to the following types of parental leave:
- Maternity Leave - this is leave taken by a female employee in connection with the birth of her child
- Paternity Leave - this is leave is taken by a male employee in connection with the birth of his child
- Adoption Leave - this is leave is taken by either a male or female employee in connection with the placement of a child for adoption
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