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flag Pakistan's State Bank fined $1,800 for denying a worker paternity leave, ordered to pay him and fix policies.

flag The State Bank of Pakistan was fined Rs500,000 for denying 30 days of paid paternity leave to employee Syed Basit Ali, violating the 2023 Maternity and Paternity Leave Act. flag The Federal Ombudsperson ruled the denial amounted to gender-based discrimination, ordering SBP to grant the leave, pay Rs400,000 to Ali, and deposit Rs100,000 into the national treasury. flag The decision mandates SBP to revise its policies to comply with federal law, affirming that childcare is a shared responsibility and that statutory rights cannot be overridden by internal rules.

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