| (1) | An employee, who is a parent of a child, is entitled to at least ten consecutive days parental leave. |
| (2) | An employee may commence parental leave on— |
| (a) | the day that the employee’s child is born; or |
| (ii) | that a child is placed in the care of a prospective adoptive parent by a competent court, pending the finalisation of an adoption order in respect of that child, |
whichever date occurs first.
| (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. |
| (4) | Notification in terms of subsection (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 2(b); or |
| (b) | if it is not reasonably practicable to do so, as soon as is reasonably practicable. |
| (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). |
[Section 25A inserted by section 3 of Notice No. 1305, GG 42062, dated 27 November 2018 (Labour Laws Amendment Act, 2018)]
