Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004

Amendment of Schedule 3 to Redundancy Payments Act 1967.

24.—Schedule 3 to the Redundancy Payment Act 1967 is amended—

(a) in paragraph 5 (which specifies periods which do not breach continuity of employment) (inserted by section 12 (a) of the Redundancy Payments Act 2003 ) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (c):

“(c) a period during which an employee was absent from work—

(i) while on protective leave or natal care absence, within the meaning of Part IV of the Maternity Protection Act 1994 or to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A (inserted by section 8 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004), or for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B (inserted by section 9 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004), of the first-mentioned Act,

(ii) while on parental leave or force majeure leave, or

(iii) while on carer's leave under the Carer's Leave Act 2001 ,”,

and

(b) in paragraph 8A (which specifies absences allowable as reckonable service) (inserted by section 12 (b) of the Redundancy Payments Act 2003 ) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (b):

“(b) a period during which an employee was absent from work—

(i) while on protective leave or natal care absence, within the meaning of Part IV of the Maternity Protection Act 1994 or to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A (inserted by section 8 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004), or for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B (inserted by section 9 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004), of the first-mentioned Act,

(ii) while on parental leave or force majeure leave, or

(iii) while on carer's leave under the Carer's Leave Act 2001 ,”.