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  • 28 October, 2020

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Single Male Parent

Single Male Parent

  • Male Government employees who are single parents will now be eligible for childcare leave.
  • Single male parents include unmarried employees, widowers and divorcees, who may be expected to take up the responsibility of caring for a child single-handedly.
  • Features: Child care leave can be granted at 100% of leave salary for the first 365 days and 80% of leave salary for the next 365 days.
  • In the case of a disabled child, the condition of availing child care leave up to the age of 22 years of the child has been removed and now child care leave can be availed by a government servant for a disabled child of any age.
  • Child Care Leave: It is treated as earned leave and is generally granted to women employees.
  • Women employees having minor children (children up to 18 years of age) may be granted child care leave for a maximum period of two years (i.e. 730 days) during their entire service for taking care of up to two minor children
  • Child care leave is granted either for rearing children or to look after any of the needs of children like examination, sickness etc.

Source: IE

Source: IE


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