34.-(1) During any leave cycle, an employee shall be entitled to-
(a) at least 3 days paid paternity leave if-
(i) the leave is taken within 7 days of the birth of a child;
and
(ii) the employee is the father of the child;
(b) at least 4 days paid leave for any of the following reasons-
(i) the sickness or death of the employee's child;
(ii) the death of the employee's spouse, parent, grandparent,
grandchild or sibling.
(2) Before paying an employee for leave under this section, an employer may require reasonable proof of the event prescribed in subsection (1).
(3) For the purpose of clarity-
(a) the 3 days referred to in subsection (1)(a) are the total number of days to which the employee is entitled irrespective of how many of the employee's children are born within the leave cycle;
(b) the 4 days referred to in subsection (1)(b) are the total number of days to which the employee is entitled irrespective of how many of the events prescribed in that paragraph occur within the leave cycle, but the employee may take more