Labour Laws Amendment Act - Leave Amendments
PARENTAL, ADOPTION AND COMMISSIONING PARENTAL LEAVE Section 3 of the Labour Laws Amendment Act amends the BCEA and allows new types of leave available to employees who have been employed for at least 13 weeks. The new types of leave are parental, adoption and commissioning parental leave. Parental leave An employee who is a parent of a child is entitled to 10 consecutive days of parental leave. Adoption leave An employee who is an adoptive parent of a child below the age of 2