Posts tagged with "Paternity leave"

Paternity leave bill poised for supreme court scrutiny Cyprus

Paternity leave bill poised for supreme court scrutiny

June 13th, 2018 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 couples. Twenty-nine MPs voted against the bill, while 15 voted in favour and one MP abstained. The bill – tabled by main opposition Akel – had passed by majority,...
House to vote on paternity leave, benefits for unmarried fathers Cyprus

House to vote on paternity leave, benefits for unmarried fathers

June 12th, 2018 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 to unmarried couples. The bill – tabled by main opposition Akel – had passed by majority, but president Nicos Anastasiades refused to sign it and sent it back to parliament. The...
House extends paternity leave to unmarried couples Cyprus

House extends paternity leave to unmarried couples

May 18th, 2018 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 and those who have not entered into a civil partnership, amidst warning by some MPs of unconstitutionality due to the increase it would put on the state budget. The proposals, submitted by Akel,...
Labour minister has serious reservations over paternity leave for single fathers Cyprus

Labour minister has serious reservations over paternity leave for single fathers

March 6th, 2018 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 mother of their child. “I have serious reservations,” she told MPs during a discussion before the House labour committee. “If something happens to the man neither...
Paternity law review after some fathers excluded Cyprus

Paternity law review after some fathers excluded

February 20th, 2018 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 discussed reports that several fathers have complained they were not eligible and as such, the law must be amended. According to committee chairman Andreas Fakontis...
Government opposed to paternity leave for unmarried fathers Cyprus

Government opposed to paternity leave for unmarried fathers

September 12th, 2017 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 unpredictable cost impact on the Social Insurance Fund (SIF). The House labour committee was discussing a bill tabled by main opposition Akel, which provides that paid paternity leave is...
Single dads left out of paternity leave benefit Cyprus

Single dads left out of paternity leave benefit

August 12th, 2017 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 officials defending the provisions of the law and social groups saying the new law does not go far enough, while single fathers are left out of the picture altogether. A senior government...
Paid paternity leave kicks off Cyprus

Paid paternity leave kicks off

August 1st, 2017 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 voted by parliament last month and is in effect as of August 1. Eligible to apply are fathers who have paid contributions to the social insurance fund. Fathers whose children are not older than 16...
MPs approve rules for paternity, surrogacy leave Cyprus

MPs approve rules for paternity, surrogacy leave

July 14th, 2017 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 childbirths. The House plenum also approved the payment of widow pension in cases where the deceased got married after retirement, provided five years of wedlock have...
Bills on child benefit, paternity leave to be voted before House closes Cyprus

Bills on child benefit, paternity leave to be voted before House closes

June 27th, 2017 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 plenary before it breaks for the summer. One of the bills introduces 15 days of paid paternity leave, which must be used during the 16 weeks that maternity leave is in effect. MPs raised the...
House moves step closer to paternity leave Cyprus

House moves step closer to paternity leave

June 20th, 2017 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 for the summer recess. Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said that for the first time in Cyprus fathers will be entitled to 15 days of paid paternity leave. This...
Cabinet passes several new labour laws Cyprus

Cabinet passes several new labour laws

June 8th, 2017 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 surrogacy. The council approved two weeks of paternity leave with the same terms as maternity leave, and maternity leave and other rights for women who have...
Bill grants fathers paid paternity leave Cyprus

Bill grants fathers paid paternity leave

May 23rd, 2017 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 the government is mulling introducing a widower’s allowance, in order to eliminate discrimination between the sexes. In the meantime, another bill is being prepared...
Paternity leave scheme would cost state €10m Cyprus

Paternity leave scheme would cost state €10m

February 4th, 2016 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 paternity leave would cost the state an additional €10m and would entail a raise in contributions, Emilianidou said. “There is no doubt that it must be...
Bill seeks a better deal for new fathers Cyprus

Bill seeks a better deal for new fathers

November 16th, 2015 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. According to the chairman Andreas Fakontis, the bill, submitted by EDEK, seeks to eliminate discrimination against fathers by offering them a total of four weeks’ leave, two weeks...
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