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Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act.
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15.—Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by—
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(a) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b):
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“(bb) any purported termination of an employee's employment during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A;
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(bbb) any purported termination of an employee's employment during a period of absence from work for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B;”,
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(b) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (d):
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“(dd) any notice of termination of an employee's employment given during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A and expiring subsequent to such a period;
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(ddd) any notice of termination of an employee's employment given during a period of absence from work for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B and expiring subsequent to such a period;”,
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and
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(c) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):
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“(e) any purported suspension from an employee's employment imposed while the employee is absent from work on protective leave, during a period of natal care absence or during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A or for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B.”.
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