By Daniel Itai.
Johannesburg, South Africa. (News of The South) – From January 1, 2020 both parents will now be entitled to 10 days’ paid parental leave when their children are born.
This does not apply to mothers who have given birth, because they are already entitled to paid maternity leave.
The law covers fathers of new-born children and mothers of children born through surrogacy.
Parents will be entitled to take paid parental leave once a calendar year and will be required to apply for leave from their employer.
“This is a historic and long fought for victory for workers, parents, children and families across South Africa, this is now an act of parliament, assented by the President and promulgated. It is not a matter of negotiations or concessions by employers. It is law.
Employers are asked to embrace the progressive spirit of the law. Those who seek to behave like rogue Neanderthals will be treated accordingly, named and shamed, taken to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and labour courts and forced to abandon their backwardness.” said The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) parliamentary co-ordinator Matthew Parks.
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