The East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a six and half month’s paid leave for female employees who miscarriage.
According to reports, the 26 weeks leave is meant to give the employees time to mourn and recover from their loss.
Additionally, the new policy will apply to male employees whose wives lose pregnancies.
The policy matches with that of its parent company, Diageo, which introduced paid pregnancy loss leave in September 2022 for its staff in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Further, EABL mentioned that experiencing pregnancy loss is a grieving process that requires patience and time.
For this reason, if the pregnancy loss occurs before 20 weeks, female employees or spouses will be given up to 10 working days paid leave.
“When pregnancy loss occurs after 20 weeks, the carrying female can access up to 26 weeks while the spouse can access up to 10 working days paid leave,” EABL is quoted by the Nation Newspaper.
Moreover, EABL’s described several types of pregnancy loss and the resources availed by the company during such occurrence.
EABL Leaves
In 2019, the brewery company released a considerate maternity and paternity leaves to give its workers enough time to look over their families.
The company offered female employees a minimum of 26 weeks paid maternity leave while their male staff get four weeks paternity leave.
Further, the company offers flexible working hours for breastfeeding mothers and built nursing rooms for them.
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Law on Maternity Leave
According to Employment Act 2007, female employees shall be entitled to three months maternity leave with full pay.
“On expiry of a female employee’s maternity leave as provided in subsections (1) and (3), the female employee shall have the right to return to the job which she held immediately prior to her maternity leave or to a reasonably suitable job on terms and conditions not less favorable than those which would have applied had she not been on maternity leave,” reads part of the Act.
Additionally, male employees are entitled to two weeks paternity leave with full pay.
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Sick Leave
In addition, the Act compels employers to grant employees paid sick leave.
“After two consecutive months of service with his employer, an employee shall be entitled to sick leave of not less than seven days with full pay and thereafter to sick leave of seven days with half pay,” reads the Act.
The Act directs employees to avail themselves of a certificate of incapacity to work signed by a qualified medical practitioner after every 12 months of service.
About EABL
EABL is East Africa’s leading branded alcoholic beverage business with an outstanding collection of brands that range from beer, spirits, and adult non-alcoholic drinks (ANADs) reaffirming our standing as a total adult beverage (TAB) company.
The company owns the most iconic national pride brands in the region, such as Tusker, Serengeti, Bell, Guiness, Pilsner, Balozi, Senator and White Cap.
