{"id":17143,"date":"2020-09-08T12:32:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=17143"},"modified":"2020-09-08T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:32:48","slug":"ndc-manifesto-new-fathers-to-get-seven-days-paternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143","title":{"rendered":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has promised to increase maternity leave for mothers from three to four months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, new fathers are expected to get seven days of paternity leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was disclosed by the Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang at the party\u2019s manifesto launch which was held in Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NDC intends to reduce to reduce the number of working hours for new mothers when they resume active work after their leave to not more than four hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said \u201cwe will extend maternity leave to four months, we will limit working hours for nursing mothers to no more than four a day when they return and we will also require seven days of paternity leave for new fathers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:\u00a0MyNewsGh.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has promised to increase maternity leave for mothers from three to four months. Also, new fathers are expected to get seven days of paternity leave. This was disclosed by the Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang at the party\u2019s manifesto launch which was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has promised to increase maternity leave for mothers from three to four months. Also, new fathers are expected to get seven days of paternity leave. This was disclosed by the Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang at the party\u2019s manifesto launch which was [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kumasi Online TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"464\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kumasi Online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kumasi Online\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kumasi Online\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de\"},\"headline\":\"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143\"},\"wordCount\":145,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"GENERAL NEWS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143\",\"name\":\"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg\",\"width\":650,\"height\":464},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?p=17143#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kumasi Online TV\",\"description\":\"#kumasionlinetv\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de\",\"name\":\"Kumasi Online\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kumasi Online\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/kumasionlinetv.com\",\"Daniel Yeboah\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV","og_description":"The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has promised to increase maternity leave for mothers from three to four months. Also, new fathers are expected to get seven days of paternity leave. This was disclosed by the Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang at the party\u2019s manifesto launch which was [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143","og_site_name":"Kumasi Online TV","article_published_time":"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":650,"height":464,"url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kumasi Online","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kumasi Online","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143"},"author":{"name":"Kumasi Online","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/#\/schema\/person\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de"},"headline":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave","datePublished":"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143"},"wordCount":145,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg","articleSection":["GENERAL NEWS"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143","url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143","name":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave - Kumasi Online TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-08T12:32:46+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-08T12:32:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/#\/schema\/person\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Naana-Opoku-Agyemang-1-1.jpg","width":650,"height":464},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17143#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NDC manifesto: New fathers to get seven days Paternity leave"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/","name":"Kumasi Online TV","description":"#kumasionlinetv","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/#\/schema\/person\/71129f20b230eb698b6e82454423d7de","name":"Kumasi Online","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1306dabbc486b8f2f1aedd550d115d9ffaeaecd7c4521dcef901b9b95e9f345a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kumasi Online"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/kumasionlinetv.com","Daniel Yeboah"],"url":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}