Will maternity leave be extended, how many days will it be? Will birth leave increase? Vice President Yılmaz announced!
The question of whether the duration of maternity leave will be extended was brought up at the Population Policies Board Meeting. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made important statements at the opening of the meeting. Stating that they will develop short, medium, and long-term strategies to create a healthy population structure, Yılmaz also touched upon the issue of maternity leave. Currently, the duration of maternity leave is applied as 16 weeks, and this period is extended to 18 weeks for twin or multiple births. So, will the duration of maternity leave be increased? How much will maternity leave be extended, and how many days will it be? Here are the details...
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Recent developments regarding the duration of maternity leave are being closely followed. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz made important statements at the opening of the Population Policy Board Meeting. Following Yılmaz's statements, the question 'Will the duration of maternity leave be extended?' has come to the agenda. Maternity leave covers the period of leave that pregnant employees take before and after childbirth. Maternity leave can be used for a certain period before birth or entirely after birth and is subject to certain conditions. This leave is provided to ensure that the mother does not suffer a loss of rights in her working life and has different applications in the private and public sectors. So, will the duration of maternity leave be increased? How much will maternity leave be extended, and how many days will it be?
WILL MATERNITY LEAVE INCREASE IN 2025, HOW MANY DAYS WILL IT BE?
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz gave a speech at the opening of the Population Policy Board Meeting held at the Presidential Complex. In his speech, Yılmaz also made important statements regarding maternity leaves:
"We will address many topics in this board, such as increasing maternity leaves, birth grants, and flexible and remote working."
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz's other remarks at the meeting are as follows:
"Our board will develop short, medium, and long-term strategies to create a healthy population structure. We will create our action plans and roadmap to make fertility rates and population replacement levels sustainable."
"To encourage starting a family, we will implement financial aid for young couples, marriage counseling services, and priority social housing projects for those buying their first home."
"In order to provide support to working parents, we will expand free or low-cost nursery and childcare services."
"We will address many issues in this board, such as maternity leaves, support for nursery and care services, birth grants, and flexible and remote working."