{"id":355041,"date":"2025-02-07T16:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=355041"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:23:32","slug":"oyo-assembly-seeks-paternity-leave-for-male-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/07\/oyo-assembly-seeks-paternity-leave-for-male-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyo Assembly seeks paternity leave for male workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>The motion to the effect was raised at the Plenary session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. 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He revealed further that the leave is being operated at the Federal civil service as well as Lagos and Enugu States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers emphasised that the absence of Paternity leave for fathers in Oyo may hinder their ability to provide necessary emotional and practical support to their families during the postnatal period.<\/p>\n<p>The House however recommended that the Paternity leave duration should be a minimum of 10 working days, and will be entitled to only three times throughout the service year of all beneficiaries, while adding that such leave should be taken within the first month of childbirth or adoption in order to ensure fathers\u2019 adequate time bond with newborns and support for the families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The motion to the effect was raised at the Plenary session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. 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