Extension Of Workplace Flexibilities For Working Mothers

On 20^th May 2025, the Law 62(I)/2025 was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, amending the Maternity Protection Law (Law 100(I)/1997). This amendment extends the duration during which working mothers are entitled to workplace flexibilities for breastfeeding or increased childcare responsibilities.
According to Article 2 of the amending law, Article 5 of the principal law is modified as follows:

"Article 5 of the principal law is amended by replacing, in subsection (1), the phrase 'nine months' with the phrase 'twelve months'."

This change signifies that the period during which a working mother has the right to either interrupt her work for one hour daily, arrive later, or leave earlier for breastfeeding or increased childcare responsibilities is extended from nine to twelve months.