Astana man takes paternity leave to take care of son, 2

Yerkinbek Baidullayev, working as a physician at one of the hospitals in the Kazakh capital, took a paternity leave to stay with his son Alinur, 2, because his wife needed to get back to work. The couple got married three years ago and his wife Gulmira took maternity leave when their baby boy was born. But she had to return to her responsibilities at the Ministry of National Economy ahead of the upcoming project. That is when Yerkinbek made a decision to take paternity leave to spend more time with their son. NOTE: Kazakhstani men are entitled to take unpaid paternity leave.