Parental Leave
An employee, who is a parent of a child, is entitled to at least
ten consecutive days parental leave commencing on the day that the
employee's child is born; the adoption order is granted, or the
child is placed in the care of the prospective adoptive parent in
terms of a court order.
Adoption Leave
An employee who is the adoptive parent of a child under the age
of two is entitled to adoption leave of at least ten consecutive
weeks commencing on the day that the adoption order is granted or
the child is placed in the prospective adoptive parent's
care.
If an adoption order is made in respect of two adoptive parents,
one of the adoptive parents may apply for adoption leave and the
other adoptive parent may apply for parental leave. This choice is
that of the adoptive parents.
