Peru currently provides formal sector workers with a total of 10 days of parental leave, but a recent bill proposes to extend this period.
New legislative initiativepromoted by the Alliance for Progress (APP) bench, is proposing to increase parental leave to 15 days, which would top other countries in the region.
In Latin America, Paraguay and Venezuela offer longer stays with 14 days of parental leave. These countries are followed by Uruguay (13), Ecuador (10), Colombia (8), Brazil (5 to 20), Mexico (5), Chile (5), Bolivia (3) and Argentina (2).
In addition, the initiative proposed in Congress not only offers 15 days of vacation in case of supplies normal, as a leave of 25 days is offered for preterm and multiple births.
In case of childbirth with an incurable congenital pathology or entailing severe disability, leave is granted up to 35 days, and in case of severe complications in the mother’s health – up to 40 days.
There is currently an opportunity to expand Holiday to care for the childin accordance with Law 29409, in special cases such as the following:
– Vacation for 20 consecutive days in case of premature birth and multiple births.
– Vacation of 30 consecutive days for the birth of children with incurable congenital defects or severe disabilities.
– Vacation for 30 consecutive days due to severe complications in the health of the mother.
It is worth noting that at present, a company cannot deny its employees parental leave, and if this happens, the employer will commit a very serious violation.
If the aforementioned violation is committed, the worker may file a complaint with Sunafil, which may result in company sanctions. company with a fine of more than 250 thousand somoni.
Please note that parental leave is an inalienable right and cannot be modified or replaced by cash or other benefits.
Source: RPP
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