Parental leave request to the employer (Cyprus)
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A working parent's written request to the employer in Cyprus for parental leave under Law 216(I)/2022: the child, the dates, the length and the leave already taken, with room for the employer's reply. After six months' service the Law gives up to 18 weeks for each child until the child turns 15 (21 with a disability), from one day to five weeks a year (seven with three or more children), on a request made at least three weeks before the start. Social Insurance Services pay a benefit for part of the leave, eight weeks for the first child and more for later children, on the parent's own separate claim.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- City
- Date
- Employer
- Employee
- Position
- Child's name
- Child's date of birth
- Period from
- Period to
- Length of leave (days or weeks)
- Leave already taken
- Attachments
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Common questions
- How much parental leave does a working parent in Cyprus get?
- Law 216(I)/2022 gives each working parent with six months' continuous service with the same employer up to 18 weeks of parental leave for each child, or 23 for a widowed parent or a single parent in the cases the Law sets, until the child turns 15, or 21 if the child has a disability. It is taken in parts, from one day to five weeks in each calendar year, or up to seven for parents of three or more children. If you read of an age limit of 8, the information is out of date: that was the limit under the previous Law and, until March 2025, for the benefit.
- Is parental leave paid in Cyprus?
- Partly. Social Insurance Services pay a parental leave benefit on the parent's own claim: since 31 March 2025 for eight weeks for the first child, ten for the second, twelve for the third and fourteen from the fourth on. The other weeks are unpaid unless the employer or a collective agreement gives more. The request to the employer also asks for the details the parent will need for the benefit claim.
- How far in advance must parental leave be requested in Cyprus?
- At least three weeks before it starts, in writing; in an emergency, with the employer's consent, on shorter notice. The employer may not refuse parental leave. After consulting the employee, it may postpone the leave for the smooth running of the business, with a written reply giving reasons, to no later than two months after the request. Keep a copy of the request with the date it was received, because the time limits run from then.
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