Paid Maternity leave increased to 6 weeks in Jersey
Paid Maternity leave will be increased to 6 weeks in Jersey after States members voted unanimously to extend Family Friendly employment rights.
The proposals will also extend maternity leave, parental leave and adoption leave to 26 weeks.
Parents will also have the right to request flexible working.
The followings changes will be introduced from September 1, 2018:
26 weeks: maternity, adoption and parental leave will be increased to 26 weeks.
Paid Maternity leave: will increase from 2 weeks to 6 weeks
Paid Parental leave: 2 weeks of parental leave will be paid
Paid adoption leave: 2 weeks of adoption leave will be paid
Antenatal appointments: fathers/partners can take time off for antenatal appointments
Right to request flexible working: parents will have the right to request flexible working from their employees
The proposals followed the recommendations from The Employment Forumat the end of last year.
Deputy Susie Pinel says she hopes the changes will improve the position for parents in the workplace.