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Duration
Female employees in Burundi are entitled to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, divided as follows:
6 weeks before the expected delivery date
6 weeks after childbirth
Upon returning to work, a female employee is entitled to 15 months of breastfeeding leave, which allows her to take 1 hour off per day for breastfeeding.
Male employees shall have 4 days of leave after the birth of their child.
Extension
The leave may be extended to 14 weeks in total.
If childbirth occurs after the expected date, the prenatal leave is automatically extended to cover the extra days. This does not reduce the postnatal leave entitlement
In case of illness related to pregnancy or childbirth, an additional 4 weeks of maternity leave is granted.
Compensation
The employee shall receive a daily allowance of 50% of her monthly salary shared between her employer and Social Security.