In 1-2 weeks It is expected that the Ministry of Labor will submit to the Parliament the bill to extend maternity leave as stated in offsite on airon Monday the Director General of the Ministry Andreas Zachariadis.
What is changing
We remind you that for the second child, maternity leave will be increased from four to five months and for the third child maternity leave will be increased to six months.
The changes should be voted by Parliament and then enter into force. As he states in off site The pChairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Labor, Welfare and Social Insurance Andreas Kafkalias, this issue will be on the Commission 's agenda and will be discussed on Tuesday (19/10), before the Minister of Labor.
Mr. Kafkalias noted that efforts are being made to resolve the issue as soon as possible because is an urgent matter and as a matter of priority the Labor Committee will examine the bill to be tabled, seeking to be brought to the Plenary Assembly for a vote as soon as possible.
In addition to extension of maternity leave 2 months parental leave is promoted for the father and mother where it will be paid.
As mentioned by Mr. Zachariadis there will also be the right to parental leave where there is a European directive however, it must also be transferred to Cyprus by a relevant law where it gives the right to both mother and father for leave, this plan is set for the summer of 2022.
Clarified that this license will be extra and will be promoted at the end of the year and will be able to use the leave until the child is up 8-9 years old. The parental leave that will be given will be paid for 2 months.
source: Offsite
