(a) A staff member shall be entitled to maternity leave in accordance with the following provisions

Women employees in the public sector are entitled to 90 days maternity leave.

Women have the right to pregnancy and maternity leave of 140 calendar days.

Female workers on maternity leave, no matter how many births they have given, are entitled to natal allowance.

Staff members will be expected to perform their duties during the period of notice of resignation, except when the resignation takes effect upon the completion of maternity or paternity leave or following sick or special leave.

Staff members will be expected to perform their duties during the period of notice of resignation, except when the resignation takes effect upon the completion of maternity or paternity leave or following sick or special leave.

Paid maternity leave is available to many Australian women employees, particularly in the public sector.

At the time of pregnancy, birth, and childcare, a woman has the right to maternity leave in the duration of one straight year.

In RS, the system of paid maternity leave is organized so that it is paid at the expense of the Child protection fund. Non payment of maternity leave is a serious offence and is penalized by a monetary fine.

Resolution No. 15, dated November 27, 2003, changes the by laws of the House of Representatives to provide for maternity leave for Federal Representatives.

45 per cent of all female employees are entitled to paid maternity leave as of November 2004

These include flexible hours of work provisions, 12 months of unpaid parental leave at the time of the birth or adoption of a child, and paid carer's leave.

Temporary female salaried employees and female daily rated workers are also entitled to 12 weeks maternity leave but on half pay.

maternity leave in duration of one continuous year, and, in case of twins, for the third and every next child, in duration of continuous 18 months

Some of the entitlements include for example, 12 weeks of maternity leave on full salary, that would be owing to them had they been employed as permanent' officers.

The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data show that 45 per cent of female employees in Australia are entitled to paid maternity leave.

The other modifies House of Representatives' bylaws and statute, in order to guarantee maternal leave for female federal representatives (Resolution No. 15, dated 28 11 03).

11.20 The Public Service Staff Manual is more specific in its provisions for maternity leave and states that a female permanent officer shall be entitled to 12 weeks maternity leave on full pay.

The report also indicates that a study was conducted in 2001 by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission on the options available for implementing a national paid maternity leave scheme in Australia (para.

Australia does not have legislation providing for paid maternity leave, and according to the report, only 38 per cent of women workers have access to paid maternity leave (para.

Under the Public Service Commission Staff Manual, women are granted maternity leave on full pay for 12 weeks and thus enjoy better employment conditions than they do elsewhere.

Australia does not have legislation providing for paid maternity leave, and according to the report, only 38 per cent of women workers have access to paid maternity leave (para.

During the reporting period, general temporary assistance was used to replace staff on maternity and sick leave and to strengthen the Department's capacity to meet the additional requirements resulting from the increase in peacekeeping operations.

Working women received special care during maternity and in retirement, and Viet Nam was one of the countries that allowed a longer period of maternity leave than the minimum stipulated by ILO.

The relevant rules state that A female civil servant shall be granted maternity leave on full pay for a maximum period of ninety days and the leave exceeding the period of ninety days shall be treated as leave admissible to and desired by the civil servant .

Ms. Tavares da Silva asked how women managed in the absence of any paid maternity leave perhaps they took sick leave but she stressed that maternity was a basic social function, not a sickness, which required that women receive special treatment, including protection against dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy.

Women have the right of breast feeding, in two times a day, half hour each, without loss of wages for a maximum of one year the right to a sixty day maternity leave, which begins twenty days before the probable date of the childbirth.

Pregnancy and maternity leave cannot influence employment security, because the labour law forbids pregnancy tests on employment, i.e. firing women for the sole reason of their pregnancy and maternity leave is not allowed and it represents a severe offence.

There companies that do not have a single woman in the labor force, and the usual argument is that when pregnant, women often do enjoy a 60 day maternity leave and other absences during prenatal care and breast feeding.

Temporary female salaried employees and female daily rated workers are also entitled to 12 weeks maternity leave but on half pay and again, the maternity leave must commence 6 weeks before confinement certified by the doctor.

Maternity leave

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Alternatively, paternity leave may be charged to the father's annual leave entitlement.

Government Decree 33 2003 ND CP on April 2, 2003 stipulating that disciplinary measures are not applicable to women workers who are pregnant, on maternity leave, raising child under 12 months of age and male workers raising child under 12 months of age.

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I. Paternity leave

Maternity Leave Entitlements

Pregnancy and Maternity Leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Rule 106.3 Maternity and paternity leave

The employee can in fact request additional leave, utilizing her earned leave and combining it with her maternity leave.

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The doctor advised that she take a holiday.

It is considered discriminatory if the employer, either for economic reasons or reasons related to production, fires or sends on a mandatory holiday all those who in the recent past have been on a child care leave or have taken a holiday due to family reasons.

Article 2 of this regulation points out that if, due to the characteristics of the work, a pregnant worker cannot perform her duties, the employer is required to substitute duties without compromising their rights in the company. If the employer fails to arrange for substitution of work, then longer maternity leave must be given.