{"id":47102,"date":"2025-08-08T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/oeb-circular-the-maternity-protection-amendment-law-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:16:17","slug":"oeb-circular-the-maternity-protection-amendment-law-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/en\/oeb-circular-the-maternity-protection-amendment-law-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"OEB Circular: The Maternity Protection (Amendment) Law of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) informs its Members that the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Law<br \/>\nof 2025 was voted by the House of Representatives and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus on 20 May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the amendment, the period within which the working mother may work part-time (one hour less per day) is extended from nine to twelve months after the birth or the start of maternity leave, in cases of adoption.<br \/>\nThe Amending Law is available in its entirety here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5037-20-5-2025-PARART%CE%97MA-1o-MEROS-I-1.pdf\">Amending Law<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any clarifications, Members may contact the Department of Labour Relations and Social Policy of OEB at tel. 22-643000.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MM250524EGK.pdf\">OEB Circular<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) informs its Members that the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Law of 2025 was voted by the House of Representatives and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus on 20 May 2025. 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