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Workers are entitled to their salary and all fringe benefits in the duration of paternity leave. In the event of any complications related to the child delivery, the above leave can be extended by five working days, totalling nine working days in the event of childbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source\u003C\u002Fstrong>: §52 of the Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F22 of 30\u002F08\u002F2022 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organizations, Child Development, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child, and Circumstantial Leave\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 could be located in law providing for parental leave to either of the parents on exhaustion of 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          \u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting work-life balance for parents or workers with family responsibilities.\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          \u003Cp>An employer grants circumstantial leave to an employee for significant family events as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Marriage: 2 working days for their civil marriage.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of spouse: 7 working days; 1 month if the spouse leaves an infant under 3 months (in addition to the Paternity leave).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of child (biological or adoptive): 5 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of parent, parent-in-law: 4 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Deathof sibling: 4 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of grandparent: 3 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Job transfer: 3 working days if moved over 30 km from the usual workplace.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>During circumstantial leave, the employee continues to receive their salary and benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source\u003C\u002Fstrong>: §59 of the Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F23 of 01\u002F08\u002F2023 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organizations, Child Development, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child, and Circumstantial Leave\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            Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F22 Of 30\u002F08\u002F2022 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organisations, Child Employment, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child And Circumstantial Leave\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 Rwanda – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-15\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Paternity Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Under the Labour Law, an employee has the right to circumstantial leave and to their full salary in case of fortunate or unfortunate events that have occurred in the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a 2022 Ministerial Order, a worker is entitled to a fully paid four working days’ circumstantial leave (paternity leave, in this case) on the birth of a child (worker’s wife delivery). Workers are entitled to their salary and all fringe benefits in the duration of paternity leave. In the event of any complications related to the child delivery, the above leave can be extended by five working days, totalling nine working days in the event of childbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source\u003C\u002Fstrong>: §52 of the Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F22 of 30\u002F08\u002F2022 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organizations, Child Development, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child, and Circumstantial Leave\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Parental Leave\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No provisions could be located in law providing for parental leave to either of the parents on exhaustion of 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\u003Cp>No provisions could be located in the law supporting work-life balance for parents or workers with family responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Special Leaves\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>An employer grants circumstantial leave to an employee for significant family events as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Marriage: 2 working days for their civil marriage.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of spouse: 7 working days; 1 month if the spouse leaves an infant under 3 months (in addition to the Paternity leave).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of child (biological or adoptive): 5 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of parent, parent-in-law: 4 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Deathof sibling: 4 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Death of grandparent: 3 working days.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Job transfer: 3 working days if moved over 30 km from the usual workplace.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>During circumstantial leave, the employee continues to receive their salary and benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Source\u003C\u002Fstrong>: §59 of the Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F23 of 01\u002F08\u002F2023 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organizations, Child Development, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child, and Circumstantial Leave\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Family Responsibilities\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Ministerial Order Nº 02\u002FMIFOTRA\u002F22 Of 30\u002F08\u002F2022 on Occupational Safety, Employees’ and Employers’ Organisations, Child Employment, Employment of a Foreigner, the Child And Circumstantial Leave\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-rw\u002Fwork-in-rwanda\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work'>Maternity and Work\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca 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