Iowa lawmakers approve paid family leave for state workers - Radio Iowa

Iowa lawmakers approve paid family leave for state workers - Radio Iowa

After three years of trying, the governor’s plan to provide state employees four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.It will also provide four weeks of leave to state employees who adopt a child. Senator Dawn Driscoll, a Republican from Williamsburg, is the only senator who spoke before the bill […]

Those who want to or need to leave the job for a while can take parental leave. However, they must be registered in good time. Employees should know deadlines and formalia for this purpose.

Female teachers call for extension of maternity leave to six months  - Ghana Business News

Catherine Asaam – Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District Coordinator of GNATLAs The Ghana National Association of Teachers Ladies Association (GNATLAs), has renewed its calls for the extension of maternity leave from the current three months to six months.  It highlighted the profound benefits that would bring to mothers, newborns and the education sector.   GNATLAs stressed that a six-month maternity leave aligned with the Ghana Health Service’s polic…

St. Joseph Commissioners balk at paid parental leave policy

St. Joseph City Commissioners have again balked at approving a policy that would grant city employees paid parental leave when they have a baby or adopt a child. At a meeting this week, City Manager Emily Hackworth brought forward a proposal giving new parents six weeks of paid time off. That’s after an eight-week proposal was dismissed by commissioners at a previous meeting. Hackworth said under federal law, all employees must be given up to 12…

Those who want to or need to leave the job for a while can take parental leave. However, they must be registered in good time. Employees should know deadlines and formalia for this purpose.