The Employment (Amendment) (No.3) Ordinance 2018, which will increase statutory paternity leave from three days to five days, will commence on January 18.

Male employees with a child born on or after January 18 are entitled to five days of paternity leave for each confinement of their spouse or partner if they have been employed under a continuous contract and have notified their employers in accordance with the law.

The Labour Department said if the employee has already notified his employer of his intention to take paternity leave at least three months before the expected date of the child’s delivery, he may take paternity leave immediately after informing his employer of the actual dates of leave.

If the employee fails to give the advance notice, he must notify the employer of his dates of paternity leave at least five days before taking leave.

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