The bills concerning the implementation of paid parental leave will be submitted to the plenary on December 2,[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
EDEK MP Andreas Apostolou said today.
In a statement after the Labour Committee meeting, Apostolou said that the debate on the bills has been completed and "the bills will be brought to the plenary on December 2, the last session, for a vote".
"We are pleased, first of all, because through the dialogue between the executive and the legislature, the golden mean has been found and many of the issues we have proposed as a committee have been incorporated into the final bills," he said."
Apostolou said that "increased parental leave for parents of children with disabilities has been incorporated, a binding letter has been sent before the Committee by the Minister of Labour that in the first half of 2023 the regulations concerning self-employed persons and various other regulations will be discussed".
Of course, he added, "through the dialogue there were also issues that we had tabled such as the need to institutionalise paid leave for caring purposes which have not been adopted at this stage."
The EPP MP also said that "it is through this process and through this dialogue that we find common ground."
He expressed confidence that "the specific proposals will become law of the state before the Christmas holidays and immediately parents will be able to enjoy these rights."
[BRP][BRP]We have, he said, "a lot of things to do as a state to support young parents to balance family and professional life, which is also an EU objective, but also to help young families in a meaningful way."
After the presidential election, he concluded, we need "the legislature and the executive branch to engage in a real dialogue to find other ways on other issues to support young people starting their lives and having families."
Source: CNA
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