Parental Leave Legislation Soon

Change to parental leave in Gibraltar is coming according to Minister for Equality, Christian Santos.

His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar remains tight-lipped on what exactly the changes will involve, but it would appear that we will see an enhancement in the existing parental leave provisions which came into force at the end of 2001.

The current law provides employees with an entitlement (subject to a to minimum continuous employment of 1 year) to be absent from work for 4 weeks in any given year, for the purpose of caring for a child for whom they have, or expect to have, responsibility. This leave may be taken from the child's date of birth or adoption until their 5th birthday and is capped at a cumulative total of 4 months.