Men will be granted a total of 14 calendar days of paid leave before and after childbirth upon the birth of a child, based on a medical certificate, APA reports.
The provision is reflected in proposed amendments to the Labor Code discussed at today’s session of the Milli Majlis.
Currently, at the request of employees, men whose wives are on maternity leave are granted up to 14 calendar days of unpaid leave within a working year. In order to ensure gender equality, the amendments envisage granting men 14 calendar days of paid leave related to the birth of a child, covering both the pre- and postnatal periods, on the basis of a medical certificate.
The draft law was put to a vote and adopted in the third reading.
