Maternity Protection of Employees Act, 1981
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Commencement of maternity leave (early confinement). |
13.—(1) Where, in relation to an employee to whom this Part applies, the date of confinement occurs in a week that is four weeks or more before the expected week of confinement, the employee shall, where the circumstances so require, be deemed to have complied with section 9 (1) (a) if the notification required by that section is given in the period of 14 days commencing on the date of confinement. | |
(2) Notwithstanding section 10 , but subject to regulations under section 11 , the minimum period of maternity leave for an employee referred to in subsection (1) shall be a period of not less than 14 consecutive weeks commencing on whichever of the following is the earlier— | ||
(a) the first day of maternity leave taken in accordance with section 10 , or | ||
(b) the date of confinement. |