Alan to extend maternity leave to 6 months & introduce 12 weeks paternity leave
The Leader of the Movement for Change and independent presidential aspirant for the 2024 elections, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, says when voted for as President, he will improve the Labour Amendment Bill to give more maternity and paternity leaves to families.
Sharing some aspects of his policies on health via social media, the Afrafranto leader said he intends to improve the Labour Amendment Bill to extend maternity leave to 24 weeks with pay.
Additionally, he said, he will provide an option for an additional 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave.
Ghana’s alignment with the ILO Maternity Protection Convention 1952 ensures 12 weeks of paid maternity leave funded by the employer.
Mr Kyerematen also indicated that he will introduce paternity leave of 12 weeks.
The Movement for Change leader was Minister of Trade and Industry from 2003 to January 6, 2009 and then from 2017 to end of 2022 where he resigned to contest for the presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
After the first round of the primary where he placed third, with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong beating him, he stepped down from the race and resigned from the NPP in September 2023.
He subsequently formed the Movement for Change and announced that he will contest the 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate.
He believes that his transformative plan will have a ripple effect, enhancing the overall quality of life and reducing socioeconomic disparities between the north and other parts of the country.
Mr Kyerematen on Monday, June 24, 2024, launched his “Great Transformational Plan (GTP)” in Accra.
The GTP, according to him “is a blueprint to Ghana’s economic transformation and outlines robust policy prescriptions and practical steps towards building an enterprise economy in the country.”
Among other things, the plan is to build a prosperous, united and peaceful Ghana that provides equal opportunities for all, particularly young people, women and other vulnerable group to realise their full potential and improve their livelihoods and general wellbeing, he has said.
Source: GraphicOnline
