Paternity Leave in Panama
On May 23, 2017, Law 27 of was enacted, which creates paternity leave for workers in private companies and public servants.
It should be noted that this Law was presented before the Assembly of Deputies by the head of the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development, Luis Ernesto Carles and promulgated in Official Gazette No 28285-B.
What is the Paternity Leave in Panama?
This Law grants paid paternity leave to workers in the private and public sectors whose wives or partners in conditions of singularity and equality are pregnant.
Through the Paternity Leave in Panama (which will be granted at the time of the birth of the son or daughter), workers will receive three business days, which will be counted as effective time of service, a period in which the beneficiary will not be able to perform work for another employer or on your own.
To qualify for the Paternity Leave in Panama, the beneficiary must notify his employer or the institution for which he works one week in advance the probable date of delivery of his wife or common-law partner, as well as present the birth certificate issued by the National Directorate of Civil Registry of the Electoral Court which accredits him as the father of the minor.
Panama paternity leave sets a milestone by providing spaces for family coexistence and increasing the emotional bond between father and son.
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