2 hours off from work for breastfeeding purposes also granted

  DUBAI – Dubai government employees will enjoy three months of paid maternity leave starting March 1. The new regulation issued by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad also allows new mothers two hours off from work daily to breastfeed their babies and paid leave for mothers of children with special needs. Sheikh Hamdan said: "As part of our efforts to support families we have approved the extension of maternity leave for employees of Dubai Government to three months, This will help employees have closer family bonds and enhance their sense of family stability." "It will also help working mothers to play their crucial role in the family more effectively and help ensure the proper upbringing of the child," he added. Dubai Government employees will be allowed to add annual and unpaid leaves to their maternity leave provided that it does not exceed 120 days. Sheikh Hamdan stressed the importance of allowing mothers to take care of their child that has special needs. "This is particularly important in the case of babies that have special needs, since the parents may need to provide a higher degree of care and follow-up," he said. Meanwhile, the two-hour breastfeeding period will start when they report back to work at the end of the end of their maternity leave. The breastfeeding period will be paid and reduced to one hour during Ramadan. GAC/Expat 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