Finland to offer new fathers as much paid leave as mothers
Finland’s woman-led centre-left government plans to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers, nearly doubling paternity leave, it...
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Our View: Upping birth rate not a simple matter of money
Under the headline ‘The four big wounds of the low birth rate in Cyprus’, the Akel newspaper Haravghi arrived at the rather simplistic conclusion that...
Paternity leave bill poised for supreme court scrutiny
The House plenum voted on Wednesday against President Nicos Anstasiades’ referral back to parliament of a bill to grant paternity leave and benefits to unmarried...
House to vote on paternity leave, benefits for unmarried fathers
The House plenum will on Wednesday vote on whether it accepts or rejects the president’s referral of a bill that granted paternity leave and benefits...
House extends paternity leave to unmarried couples
By Evie Andreou The House plenum on Friday voted into law two bills extending the right to paternity allowance to men who are not married...
Labour minister has serious reservations over paternity leave for single fathers
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said Tuesday she had serious reservations over an opposition proposal to extend paternity leave to single fathers who live with the...
Paternity law review after some fathers excluded
Six months after paid paternity leave kicked off, MPs have been inundated with complaints that the system is failing. During Tuesday’s House labour committee deputies...
Government opposed to paternity leave for unmarried fathers
The government on Tuesday said it is opposed to a proposal for extending paternity leave and benefits to unmarried couples as that would have an...
Single dads left out of paternity leave benefit
TWO weeks into its introduction, cracks have appeared in a new law that affords some benefits to fathers as part of paternity leave, with state...
Paid paternity leave kicks off
As of Tuesday, working fathers of newborns will be able to file for 15 days of paid paternity leave. The bill on paternity leave was...
MPs approve rules for paternity, surrogacy leave
PARLIAMENT on Friday approved bills providing for paternity leave, raising income criteria for child allowances, and maternity leave for both women in cases of surrogate...
Bills on child benefit, paternity leave to be voted before House closes
Lawmakers plan voting on a number of bills relating to child benefit and paternity leave on July 14, during the last session of the House...
House moves step closer to paternity leave
The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a series of bills, including one introducing paternity leave, which MPs intend to vote through before parliament breaks...
Cabinet passes several new labour laws
Several measures proposed by Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou were approved by the cabinet during Thursday’s session, including paternity leave and the rights of mothers by...
Bill grants fathers paid paternity leave
The government has drafted legislation granting men two weeks of paternity leave with pay, labour minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Tuesday. The minister also said...
Paternity leave scheme would cost state €10m
Introducing paternity leave along with allowances would cost the state €10m, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou told MPs on Thursday. Based on an actuarial study, introducing...
Bill seeks a better deal for new fathers
A DRAFT bill on paternity leave and allowance was discussed at Monday’s House labour committee that aims to bridge the gap in the current legislation....