The policy amendment has been applauded for moving towards workplace equality. But it still raises some concerns in relation to people with disabilities.
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The domestic workers’ place of work, as a private household, is difficult to monitor. It is therefore challenging for government to enforce current legislation.
The transition to parenthood comes with plenty of stress. A psychology researcher suggests that paid family leave could help lift some of the burden – with positive health benefits down the road.
South African law requires surrogate mothers to hand infants to their legal parents without undue delay. But it doesn’t provide leave for these parents to care for their infants. That is set to change.
Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Programme Director, Centre for Labour Law; Lecturer in Mercantile Law, University of the Free State
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Associate research scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Lecturer in Labour Law, North-West University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University