Question

While pregnancy leave is only available to birth mothers, parental leave is available to:

a) Any parent
b) Adoptive parents
c) Birth mothers
d) Expectant mothers

Answer 1

Parental leave is applicable to a) any parent, including adoptive and expectant mothers, and provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for family reasons.

Step-by-step explanation:

Parental leave is available to a) any parent, which includes not just birth mothers, but also adoptive parents, and expectant mothers.

It allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for family reasons, including birth or family illness.

This type of leave is part of the protection laws to prevent discrimination against women in the workplace, who are planning to get pregnant or are returning to work after pregnancy.