Introductory Text
Part I General
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Application
Part II Maternity Leave
4.Entitlement to ordinary maternity leave
5.Entitlement to additional maternity leave
6.Commencement of maternity leave periods
7.Duration of maternity leave periods
8.Compulsory maternity leave
9.Exclusion of entitlement to remuneration during ordinary maternity leave
10.Redundancy during maternity leave
11.Requirement to notify intention to return during a maternity leave period
12.Requirement to notify intention to return after additional maternity leave
Part III Parental Leave
13.Entitlement to parental leave
14.Extent of entitlement
15.When parental leave may be taken
16.Default provisions in respect of parental leave
Part IV Provisions applicable in relation to more than one kind of absence
17.Application of terms and conditions during periods of leave
18.Right to return after additional maternity leave or parental leave
19.Protection from detriment
20.Unfair dismissal
21.Contractual rights to maternity or parental leave
22.Calculation of a week’s pay
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
Workforce agreements
1.An agreement is a workforce agreement for the purposes of...
2.For the purposes of this Schedule— “a particular group” is...
3.The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are...
SCHEDULE 2
Default provisions in respect of parental leave
1.Conditions of entitlement
2.The evidence to be produced for the purpose of paragraph...
3.Except in a case where paragraph 4 or 5 applies,...
4.Where the employee is the father of the child in...
5.Where the child in respect of whom the leave is...
6.Postponement of leave
7.An employee may not take parental leave in a period...
8.An employee may not take more than four week’s leave...
9.For the purposes of paragraph 8, a year is the...
Explanatory Note