[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:en-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":9,"seo_title":10,"path":11,"content_type":12,"locale":13,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":14,"page_created_at":15,"published_at":14,"edit_url":16,"breadcrumbs":17,"seo":28,"rendered":37,"description":38,"body":39,"body_blocks":40,"call_to_action":41,"owner":48,"authors":56,"show_related_pages":58,"related_pages":59,"related_sites":133,"in_subsite":58,"contact_page_url":7,"banner_message":134},202,"family-responsibilities","Family Responsibilities",null,"","Learn about Liberia’s labour laws on family responsibilities, including paternity and parental leave. Know your rights and protections.","Labour Laws Liberia: Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_LR","2025-07-26T05:48:55.202000+00:00","2026-04-05T01:51:11.000342+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F202\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27],{"title":19,"slug":20},"Liberia","en-lr",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in Liberia","work-in-liberia",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":29,"description":9,"image":30,"canonical":31,"robots":32,"og_type":33,"twitter_card":34,"locale":20,"created_at":35,"last_modified_at":36},"Paternity Leave, Family Leave - Liberia","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-26T07:48:55.202000+02:00","2026-04-05T03:51:11.188089+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-19\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">What is the relevant legislation on paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, provides the legal basis for paternity leave entitlements in Liberia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">What is the length of paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The employed father of a child is entitled to five days’ leave without pay at the time of the child’s birth, provided that this leave may not be taken before the mother’s confinement and shall be taken within the first month after the birth of the child unless there are exceptional circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">Is paternity leave paid or unpaid? Who pays for it, and what percentage of normal salary is paid during paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>Paternity leave in Liberia is unpaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">Does the law require paternity leave for new fathers?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The employed father of a child is entitled to five days’ leave without pay at the time of the child’s birth; however, there is a condition:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who has more than one wife cannot claim paternity leave for children born to more than one wife. He must inform the employer which wife the leave applies to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §20.3 of the Decent Work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">What is the relevant legislation on parental leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, does not specifically provide for general parental leave, but the law offers separate entitlements for maternity and paternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Flexible Work Option for Parents \u002F Work-Life Balance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">What is the relevant legislation on flexible work for parents of minor children?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, includes limited provisions concerning family care responsibilities. It does not mandate flexible work arrangements (such as reduced hours or part-time schedules) specifically for parents of minor children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it does allow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days of paid leave per year to care for or support an immediate family member in cases of personal illness, injury, or an unexpected emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entitlement does not accumulate over the years and is not compensable upon the termination of employment unless otherwise specified in a collective agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The law defines an employee’s immediate family as including children (biological or adopted), a married spouse, an unmarried partner in a marriage-like relationship, parents (including adoptive parents), grandparents, and siblings (biological or adopted).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family care leave is granted in addition to any other leave entitlements under this Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">Does the law require employers to provide paid nursing breaks to women workers?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, requires employers to provide paid nursing breaks to breastfeeding women workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breastfeeding employee who returns to work after childbirth is entitled to either:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>A 60-minute reduction in daily working hours, or\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Two 30-minute breaks per workday.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>These breaks are fully paid and considered part of the employee's regular working hours. This entitlement lasts until the child reaches six months of age and is in addition to regular rest periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §19.1, 19.4 & 20.6 of the Decent Work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Special Leaves\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan style=\"color: #233b74;\">What other types of leave are permitted under the labour legislation and not covered elsewhere (other than annual leave, paternity leave, parental leave, maternity leave, and sick leave)? These could be compassionate leave, care leave, marriage leave, bereavement leave, study leave, etc.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\u003Cp>In Liberia, employees are also entitled to 5 days of paid bereavement leave per year in the event of a family member’s death, which does not accumulate or carry over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, employees may take reasonable unpaid leave to attend trade union meetings or training courses, with payment at the employer’s discretion. These entitlements are in addition to other leave provisions under the Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §19.5 and 37.4(e) of the Decent work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Decent Work Act, 2015\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n          _ll_sickleave_URL_\n      \n          _ll_leave_URL_\n      \n          _CBA_FOLDER_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights on paternity leave and\u002For family leave in Liberia – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-19\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What is the relevant legislation on paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, provides the legal basis for paternity leave entitlements in Liberia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What is the length of paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The employed father of a child is entitled to five days’ leave without pay at the time of the child’s birth, provided that this leave may not be taken before the mother’s confinement and shall be taken within the first month after the birth of the child unless there are exceptional circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Is paternity leave paid or unpaid? Who pays for it, and what percentage of normal salary is paid during paternity leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Paternity leave in Liberia is unpaid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Does the law require paternity leave for new fathers?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The employed father of a child is entitled to five days’ leave without pay at the time of the child’s birth; however, there is a condition:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who has more than one wife cannot claim paternity leave for children born to more than one wife. He must inform the employer which wife the leave applies to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §20.3 of the Decent Work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What is the relevant legislation on parental leave?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, does not specifically provide for general parental leave, but the law offers separate entitlements for maternity and paternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Flexible Work Option for Parents \u002F Work-Life Balance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What is the relevant legislation on flexible work for parents of minor children?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, includes limited provisions concerning family care responsibilities. It does not mandate flexible work arrangements (such as reduced hours or part-time schedules) specifically for parents of minor children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it does allow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days of paid leave per year to care for or support an immediate family member in cases of personal illness, injury, or an unexpected emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entitlement does not accumulate over the years and is not compensable upon the termination of employment unless otherwise specified in a collective agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The law defines an employee’s immediate family as including children (biological or adopted), a married spouse, an unmarried partner in a marriage-like relationship, parents (including adoptive parents), grandparents, and siblings (biological or adopted).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family care leave is granted in addition to any other leave entitlements under this Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Does the law require employers to provide paid nursing breaks to women workers?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Decent Work Act, 2015, requires employers to provide paid nursing breaks to breastfeeding women workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breastfeeding employee who returns to work after childbirth is entitled to either:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>A 60-minute reduction in daily working hours, or\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Two 30-minute breaks per workday.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>These breaks are fully paid and considered part of the employee's regular working hours. This entitlement lasts until the child reaches six months of age and is in addition to regular rest periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §19.1, 19.4 & 20.6 of the Decent Work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Special Leaves\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What other types of leave are permitted under the labour legislation and not covered elsewhere (other than annual leave, paternity leave, parental leave, maternity leave, and sick leave)? These could be compassionate leave, care leave, marriage leave, bereavement leave, study leave, etc.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>In Liberia, employees are also entitled to 5 days of paid bereavement leave per year in the event of a family member’s death, which does not accumulate or carry over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, employees may take reasonable unpaid leave to attend trade union meetings or training courses, with payment at the employer’s discretion. These entitlements are in addition to other leave provisions under the Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §19.5 and 37.4(e) of the Decent work Act, 2015\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Decent Work Act, 2015\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work'>Labour Laws Liberia: Maternity at Work\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave'>Labour Laws Liberia: Sick Leave\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays'>Labour Laws Liberia: Annual Leave and Public Holidays\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":42,"link":43},"Contact Us",{"title":42,"url":44,"description":42,"rel":45,"type":46,"id":47},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":49,"first_name":50,"last_name":51,"email":52,"image":53,"function":54,"external":55},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[57],{"id":49,"first_name":50,"last_name":51,"email":52,"image":53,"function":54,"external":55},true,[60,64,68,72,76,80,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129],{"id":61,"short_title":7,"title":62,"url":63},197,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":65,"short_title":7,"title":66,"url":67},198,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":69,"short_title":7,"title":70,"url":71},199,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":73,"short_title":7,"title":74,"url":75},200,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":77,"short_title":7,"title":78,"url":79},201,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":11},{"id":82,"short_title":7,"title":83,"url":84},203,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":87,"url":88},204,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},205,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},206,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},207,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},208,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},209,"Social Security","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},210,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},211,"Fair Treatment","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":119,"url":120},212,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":122,"short_title":7,"title":123,"url":124},213,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":126,"short_title":7,"title":127,"url":128},214,"Forced Labour","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour",{"id":130,"short_title":7,"title":131,"url":132},215,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-lr\u002Fwork-in-liberia\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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