Statistics Act, 1999
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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI: Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementExtension of Conditions of Employment Consolidated Collective Agreement to Non-partiesChapter 3 - Regulation of Leave3.5 Parental leave |
| 3.5.1 | An employee, who is a parent of a child, is entitled to at least ten consecutive days parental leave. |
| 3.5.2 | An employee may commence parental leave on— |
| (a) | the day that the employee's child is born; or |
| (b) | the date— |
| (i) | that the adoption order is granted; or |
| (ii) | that a child is placed in the care of a prospective adoptive parent by a competent court, pending the finalization of an adoption order in respect of that child, whichever date occurs first. |
| 3.5.3 | An employee must notify an employer in writing, unless the employee is unable to do so,of the date on which the employee intends to— |
| (a) | commence parental leave;and |
| (b) | return to work after parental leave. |
| 3.5.4 | Notification in terms of subsection 3.5.3 must be given— |
| (a) | at least one month before the— |
| (i) | employee's child is expected to be born; or |
| (ii) | date referred to in subsection 3.5.2(b); or |
| (b) | if it is not reasonably practicable to do so, as soon as is reasonably practicable. |
| 3.5.5 | The payment of parental benefits will be determined by the Minister, subject to the provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 2001 (Act No. 63 of 2001). |
