PATERNITY LEAVE

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’Ahlia University shall grant three days leave for male employees on the birth of a new child.

EMPLOYEE LEAVE & OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS

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MATERNITY LEAVE

Pregnant female employees are entitled to a reduction in working hours by not more than two hours per day, in a manner that does not conflict with the interests of work. Employees should present a medical report advising a light burden throughout their pregnancy until the expected date of delivery, when seeking to obtain approval of the director concerned. Female employees are entitled to 60 consecutive calendar days as Maternity Leave, provided that a medical certificate attested by the health authorities concerned clearly states the expected date of confinement. Such leave may include the period before or after confinement. Female employees may also avail of an additional leave without pay for fifteen calendar days after the completion of their maternity leave. Following childbirth, after the end of maternity leave, and until their child reaches one year of age, female employees shall be entitled to two breastfeeding periods of not less than one hour each. The two periods may be combined, whereby the entire period shall be deemed part of the working hours and will not entail any wage deduction. The above maternity and feeding periods benefit must be coordinated with the respective Director, College Dean/Chairperson to avoid the disruption of normal duties.

PATERNITY LEAVE

Ahlia University shall grant three days leave for male employees on the birth of a new child.

EDDAH LEAVE

A Muslim female employee shall have the right to one month leave on full pay in the unfortunate event of death of her husband. She shall also be entitled to complete the death Eddah from her annual leave for up to three months and ten days. If she does not have annual leave in balance, she shall be entitled to avail & leave without pay.

A Guide on Statutory leaves in Bahrain

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Maternity Leave

As per Article 32, A female employee working in Bahrain shall be entitled to maternity leave as stated below:

• Sixty days with full Pay
• Additional fifteen days without pay

Paternity Leave

A worker is entitled to leave for one day leave with full pay upon the birth of his child.

Compassionate Leave

• In case of death of his/her spouse or one of his relatives to the fourth degree of relationship, employee is entitled to full pay for 3 days.
• In case of death of his/her spouse’s relatives to the second degree of relationship, employee is entitled to full pay for 3 days.

Eddah Leave

• A Muslim female worker shall have the right to one month leave on full pay if her husband dies. She shall also be entitled to complete the Eddah from her annual leave for three months and ten days. If she does not have annual leave balance, she shall be entitled to leave without pay.

Almost all companies across all the countries have provisions for casual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, earned/privilege leave, loss of pay (LOP), compensatory off, etc. Along with these leaves, countries such as Bahrain grant employees paternity leave, compassionate leave, marriage etc, which let them manage their professional and personal lives perfectly.