Parental Leave Policy & Declaration Form

This document provides a comprehensive policy and declaration form to manage parental leave in compliance with the Constitutional Court ruling in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour (October 2025). It establishes a fair and equal parental leave framework applicable to birth parents, adoptive parents, commissioning parents in surrogacy arrangements, same-sex parents, and single parents.
 
The policy outlines parental leave entitlements, notice requirements, UIF benefit guidance, and protections against discrimination, while the accompanying declaration form allows employees to formally request leave and confirm shared parental leave arrangements where applicable.