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In 2024, the government plans to implement paternity leave nationwide as part of its labor reforms.
This was declared by Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, on Tuesday, July 23, when he presented the mid-year budget review to Parliament.
He clarified that in order to improve labor administration and control the workplace, the government has worked with its social partners to create a draft Labour Bill for 2024.
“The government proposes key reforms, including strengthening labor migration governance, improving employment coordination, extending maternity leave, and introducing paternity leave, among others. We expect to promulgate the Labour Law before the end of the year,” he stated.
The draft Labour (Amendment) Bill for 2023, which was started by Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu, the member of parliament for the Madina Constituency, was finished by the Ghanaian Parliament in June 2024.
In order to claim this right, the law requires men to present a medical document that details the anticipated date of the spouse’s confinement. This ensures that men receive full benefits and compensation during the leave time.
In addition, it permits male employees who adopt a kid under three months old to get paternity leave, and it permits the extension of paternity leave for at least two weeks in situations of caesarean sections, stillbirths, or multiple births.
According to clause 2 of the bill, mothers who adopt a child under three months old would now be eligible for maternity leave, which will be increased from twelve to seventeen to twenty-six weeks under section 57 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). When multiple births occur, atypical confinement, or cesarean sections occur, the provision provides for an extra two weeks of leave.
Three new clauses, which mandate that companies reply to written requests for modified work schedules for female employees who are pregnant or nursing, take effect immediately.
A big step toward advancing worker rights, working families, and gender equality has been taken in Ghana with the implementation of labor reforms, including paternity leave.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
