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You can refer to:

• The Department of Employment and Labour for updates and guidelines.

• The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) for the full legislative framework.

• The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) for parental leave claims and benefits information.

Yes. The HRSimplified Workplace Policy Pack has been updated to include the new parental leave provisions introduced in 2025.
It’s available to clients and can be tailored to suit each company’s structure and compliance requirements.

SMEs and larger employers should:

• Update their leave policies and contracts to reflect the new law.

• Use inclusive, gender-neutral wording in policy documents.

• Ensure UIF registrations and payments are current.

• Train HR or payroll staff to correctly record and process the new leave categories.

• Communicate the changes clearly to all employees.

Each employer is only responsible for managing leave within their own organisation.
There is no shared tracking system between companies.
Instead, the UIF monitors and verifies the total amount of leave claimed across both parents using their ID numbers, ensuring that the combined entitlement is not exceeded.

Parental, adoption, and commissioning parental leave are not paid by the employer.
Employees must claim their benefits directly from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).
Employers are, however, responsible for ensuring all staff are registered with UIF and that both employer and employee contributions are up to date.