
Amendment Bill reshapes parental leave and UIF benefits
The draft Bill converts the Constitutional Court’s interim remedy into law, creating a single, shared parental leave entitlement and widening rights for adoptive parents.

The draft Bill converts the Constitutional Court’s interim remedy into law, creating a single, shared parental leave entitlement and widening rights for adoptive parents.

The Constitutional Court has struck down parts of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and UIF Act, finding that current provisions unfairly discriminate between mothers, fathers, and adoptive and surrogate parents.