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Paternity Leave (PAT)​

Paternity Leave(PL) is provided to a male employee after the birth of his child.The number of paternity leave days depends on company policy.

Leave Code Policy Page​

To make a new leave code policy, click on the + Add button on the Leave Code Policy List page.

After clicking + Add, you will see a page like this:

Leave code Policy form

Fill the Details​

Enter the following information:

  • Policy Name: Paternity Leave
  • Leave Code: PL
  • Description: Paternity Leave

Calendar Setting​

Policy Start From:

  • Defines the month and year from which the leave policy becomes effective.

Year End Setting​

Choose how leave balance is handled at year end:

  • Auto : Balance is auto-updated on the first date of the new year.

  • Manual : Balance is updated after freezing the last month's attendance.

Allow Next Year Leave Requests:

  • Disabled : Employees can apply only for the current year’s leave.

  • Enabled : Employees can apply for leave for the next year.

Maternity Rules​

Leave code Policy form

  • Minimum working days to take leave:

    • An employee must complete at least 80 working days after the date of joining to be eligible for paternity leave.

  • Maternity leave can be claimed for how many children:

    • Paternity leave can be claimed for up to 2 children.

  • Maximum number of days claimable for delivery:

    • An employee can claim a maximum of 15 days of paternity leave for delivery.

Who Gets This Leave​

Under Who gets it, define the applicability criteria.

Steps :

  1. Click on Add rule
  2. Select criteria such as Employee
  3. Apply Any in or Not conditions

Show All Members​

  • This option displays all policy members along with their ID and name.
  • It also allows searching and downloading the data in PDF, Excel, or CSV format.

Review and Submit​

  1. Click on Review Policy to verify all entered details.
  2. Click Submit to create the Privilege Leave policy.

A success message confirms that the Privilege Leave policy has been created successfully.

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Summary​

Paternity Leave (PL) is a special leave provided to male employees at the time of childbirth :

  • Available after completing the minimum eligibility period
  • Granted for a fixed number of days as per company policy
  • Can be claimed for a limited number of children defined in the policy
  • Supports employees in caring for their spouse and newborn child

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