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Lagos Government Approves Six-Month Maternity Leave For Mothers, 10 Days For Fathers

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The Lagos State Government has introduced a 10-day paternity leave for male civil servants and extended maternity leave for female worker to six months.

The state Head of Service, Mrs Josephine Williams, at a news conference in Alausa said the new leave regime was meant to reduce the negative implication of the extensive work life of parents, who are civil servants in the state.

“A female officer shall be entitled to twenty-four weeks maternity leave with full pay in case of her first two deliveries. The said leave shall commence, at least two weeks before the expected delivery date; a male officer, to who a new baby (or babies in case of multiple births) is born shall be entitled to 10 working days.”

She said, subsequent deliveries by any employees would attract only 12 weeks maternity leave for the female officer, while the male officer would not be entitled to the 10-day leave.

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