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Know your rights and protections.","Labour Laws Lesotho: Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_LS","2025-07-26T09:44:27.811241+00:00","2026-04-03T06:43:17.969214+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F330\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27],{"title":19,"slug":20},"Lesotho","en-ls",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in Lesotho","work-in-lesotho",{"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 - Lesotho","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-26T11:44:27.811241+02:00","2026-04-03T08:43:18.136745+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      2026-03-18\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          \u003Cp>A worker is entitled to fourteen days of paternity leave upon the birth of their child. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §191 the Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\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          \u003Cp>No provisions on parental leave were identified from within the law.\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          \u003Cp>The Labour Act provides that a person is entitled to five days of bereavement leave on the death of an immediate family member. Additionally, if a child is hospitalized, a parent may take responsibility leave upon receiving advice from a registered medical practitioner, with appropriate proof of the child's hospitalization. Furthermore, when the child is discharged from the hospital, the registered medical practitioner will advise on the sick leave to be granted to the parent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §191 the Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \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            Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\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 Lesotho – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-03-18\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>A worker is entitled to fourteen days of paternity leave upon the birth of their child. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §191 the Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No provisions on parental leave were identified from within the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Flexible Work Option for Parents \u002F Work-Life Balance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Labour Act provides that a person is entitled to five days of bereavement leave on the death of an immediate family member. Additionally, if a child is hospitalized, a parent may take responsibility leave upon receiving advice from a registered medical practitioner, with appropriate proof of the child's hospitalization. Furthermore, when the child is discharged from the hospital, the registered medical practitioner will advise on the sick leave to be granted to the parent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §191 the Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Labour Act, 2024 (Act No. 3 of 2024)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work'>Labour Laws Lesotho: Maternity at Work\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave'>Labour Laws Lesotho: Sick Leave\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays'>Labour Laws Lesotho: 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},325,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":65,"short_title":7,"title":66,"url":67},326,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":69,"short_title":7,"title":70,"url":71},327,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":73,"short_title":7,"title":74,"url":75},328,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":77,"short_title":7,"title":78,"url":79},329,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\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},331,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":87,"url":88},332,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},333,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},334,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},335,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},336,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},337,"Social Security","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},338,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},339,"Fair Treatment","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":119,"url":120},340,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":122,"short_title":7,"title":123,"url":124},341,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":126,"short_title":7,"title":127,"url":128},342,"Forced Labour","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour",{"id":130,"short_title":7,"title":131,"url":132},343,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-ls\u002Fwork-in-lesotho\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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