@ Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Tel: 99202508 & Office of DG (HR 99202211 / 2309 Rules Directorate Fax 99203532 si 309-WAPDA House, Lahore No. DD(Rulesyo74se/a6xv! C15 Dated: /2 .10.2028. > GM (C&M) Water For circulation to lower formations under > GM (Hydel) Opr your kind control. GM Finance (Coord) > GM (Admn) > Chief Auditor WAPDA > General Secretary WSB Sub:-~- Adoption of Maternity & Paternity Leave Act, 2023 Ref: Minutes circulated vide Secretary WAPDA’s letter No.S/AD/(Coord)/03003/MTG/ 3192-93 dated 05.10.2023. The Authority in its Meeting held on September 22, 2023 has been pleased to adopt Maternity & Paternity Leave Act, 2023 published in the Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part, dated 21* June, 2023 as an Act No. XXXI of 2023 to provide for the facility of Maternity and Paternity Leave to the employees of public and private establishments under administrative control of Federal Govt. 2. Rulle-16 of The Pakistan WAPDA Leave Rules, 1982 shall stand amended to the above extent. y / olf DAJAs above it \ Dy. Director (Rules) (Tayyaba Malik) Copy to:- 1. Secretary WAPDA [Link] letter quoted above. 2. Director (Computer) Admn WAPDA for uploading on WAPDA Website,GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Ministry of Water Resourees No. o(24)/2018-Admn Isliuntahuad,chited September 6, 2023, The Chairman, WAPDA, AWAPDA house Lahore. The Ch ISA, The Chairman, PORWR, Isfannabacl The Chairman, CEA/CEEC, Islaniabad ‘The Commissioner, PCIW, aba Subject: MATERNITY & PATERNITY LEAVE ACT, 2023 have the honor to refer Ministry of Finance letter NO. F.1(LYR-4/2019 dated 25.08.2022, that is self-explanatory (copy enclosed), for further necessary action, please, son Oesr(n osioaues \,Government of Pakistan FINANCE DIVISION (Regulations Wing) Nok 1 jRa2ore Iolamabad?VAugust, 2023 OFFICE MEMOR, Subjact ATE: & PATERNITY LEAVE ACT, 2023 U6 to convoy that Parliament haa passod the Matomity and Patemity Leave Acl, 2023, which recalved assont of the Prosidant on 20" Juno, 2023, and has been published in the Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part-), dated 21" Juno, 2023 as an Act No. XXXI of 2023. 2 The provisions of the Ast o10 binding upon all public establishments under administrative control of the Federal Government. Tho Finance Division is currently procousing the ralovant amendment in the Revised Leave Rules, 1980, ao Thoroforo, tli! no timo tha relevant amendments are made In (he Revised Lonve Rulos 1990, ho Maternity and Pateinily Leaves may be granted as per the proviaions af tho subject Act. All other tarms and conditions contained In the Revised Lenva Ruloy, 1090, shall remain the sama tnd bu applicable on govarnmant emplayces. : SectfSn Officer (R-4) 1, Samooah Alvi, Assistant Director (Estt-Vi), Mlo Foreign Alfalrs, Islamabad. 2 Naheed Akhtar Chachar, Section Officer (T=!) 2 Establishment Division, Islamabad, Copy to: ALL MINISTRIES / DIVISIONS / DEPARTMENTS.M- 302 EGIS No M302 REGISTERED No 577 v The Gazette A} ot Pakistan ea EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY = ISLAMABAD, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 . PARTI Acts, Ordinances, President’s Orders and Regulations NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT Islamabad, the 21st June, 2023 No. KF. 23(12)/2020-Legis—The following Act of Majlis (Parliament) received the assent of the President on the 20th June, 2023 is hereby published for general information:— ACT NO. XXXI OF 2023 AN Act to provide for the facility of maternity and paternity leave io the enployees of public and private establishments under administrative control of the Federal Government WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the facility of maternity and paternity leave to the employees of public and private establishments under ‘administrative control of the Federal Government and for the matters connected therewith and ancillary thereto; (44s) Price: Rs. 6.00 (1207 (2023)/Ex. Gaz.E GAZETTE OF PAKIS TRA., JUNE 24, 2023 [Part | It ishereby enacted as follows 1. Short title, appiication and commencement—<(I) This Act shall be called the Matemity and Paternity Leave Act, 2023 (2) It shall apply to all public and private establishments under administrative control of the Federal Government wherever they may be. (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions —In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) “child” for the purposes of this Act, means a child in the womb of a pregnant employee or wife of the male employee and includes a still-born; (b) “employee” means any natural person who has for pay, wages or other benefits, entered into, or works under, a contract of service or apprenticeship on regular basis without limit of period with an employer whether by way of manual labour, clerical work or otherwise and whether the contract is expressed or implied, oral or in writing; (©) “establishment” means any ministry, division, attached department, subordinate office, executive department, public or private organization, firm, corporation, autonomous or semi-autonomous body, body corporate, enterprise, company, industry, factory or such other, office or institution, by whatever name called for, and under administrative contro! of the Federal Government; (@) “employer” includes Federal Government or any ministry or division or department or office of the Federal Government or anybody of persons whether incorporated gr not, any managing agent of an employer and the legal representatives of a deceased employer and where the services of a workman are temporarily lent or let on hire to another person by the person with whom the workman has into a contract of service or apprenticeship and such other person having employed a workman working for him; and (c) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 3. Right to maternity leave—(1) Maternity leave shall in the prescribed manner be granted on full pay outside the leave account to a female employee on her option to the extent of one hundred and eighty days on firstParti] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA.. JUNE 24, 2023, 447 birth, one hundred and twenty days on second birth and ninety days on third birth from the date of commencement thereof. (2) Such matemity leave may not be granted for more than three time in the entire service of the female employee except when such leave is granted within ker leave account due and admissible to her or as an extra ordinary leave without pay 4. Paternity leave—(1) A male employee expecting his wife to give birth to a child shall, at his option, be granted paternity leave on full pay not exceeding thirty days outside his leave account from the date of its commencement. (2) Such paternity leave may not be granted for more than three times in the entire service of the male employee except when such leave is granted within his leave account due and admissible to him or as an extra ordinary leave without pay. 5. Offence and punishment—A person who contravenes any provision of this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or a fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both. 6. Act to override other taws.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force. 7. Power to make rules—The Federal Government may, by ation in the official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this noti Act. 8. Removal of diffi lty arises in giving effect to any provision of this Act, the Federal Government may make such order not inconsistent, with the provisions of this Act as may be necessary to remove the difficulty. TAHIR HUSSAIN, Secretary. PRINTED BY THE MANAGIR, PRINTING CORPORATION OF PARISTAN PRESS, ISLAMABAD. PUBLISHED BY THE DEPUTY CONTROLLER, STATIONERY AND FORMS. UNIVERSITY ROAD, RARACH