President Solih ratifies bill allowing six-month maternity leave for judges

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Thursday, has ratified the seventh amendment to the Judges Act, which will allow six months of paid maternity leave for judges.

The bill was passed by the Parliament, on last Monday, at the 14th sitting of the first session of this year. 

The amendment added to the legislation Section 64-1, subsequent to Section 64, stipulating the provision of maternity and paternity leave with pay for judges and justices. In this regard, judges would be provided six months of maternity leave and one month of paternity leave. 

Apart from this, the amendment stipulates that judges are eligible for additional leave in accordance with the Maldives Employment Act.

Following its ratification, the amendment had now been published in the Government Gazette.