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Statutory Parental, Adoption and Commissioning Parental Leave under the BCEA

Prior to 1 January 2020, the only South African legislation that made provision for a parent of a child (other than the parent giving birth to the child) to take time off work in the event of a birth of a child, was section 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (“the BCEA”) which provided for 3 (three) days paid leave in terms of “Family Responsibility leave”.

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