Quote Originally Posted by Milko View Post
We all know the female employees are eligible to take 12 weeks (84 days) of Maternity leave excluding normal holidays and Poya days. But, how about the leaves for a father once his wife got a child. Is he eligible for the same In the public sector and private sector? Or is there any new circulars came recently?

Hi there, Milko!

Such an interesting question to talk about! According to the International Labour office, Paternity leave is given for men( fathers) which can be taken after the baby is born. An then there's this other leave in every organisation called The Parental Leave which is given to both the parents so that they could spend precious time with their new born!


These three leaves are a must worldwide which was implemented b the WHO ( World health organization) so that countries that come under the WHO are following these rules both the public and privates , since Sri lanka is a member of The WHO South East Asia Region this rule is being followed here as well. I hope now you got the answers!