Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council of SA Leather IndustryTanning SectionCollective Agreement6. Leave6.3. Maternity Leave |
| (1) | Female employees with not less than one year’s continuous service with the same employer are entitled to maternity leave of 16 weeks, beginning 4 weeks before the expected date of birth until 12 weeks after the date of birth. |
| (2) | An employee who will require maternity leave will give her employer a medical certificate, indicating the expected date of birth, at least 3 months before such date. |
| (3) | An employee who is on maternity leave will notify her employer whether she will return to work after maternity leave and such notice will be given 4 weeks after the birth of the child. If she does not give such notice, the employer may terminate her service without notice. |
| (4) | An employee who returns to work after maternity leave is entitled to be re-engaged on at least the prescribed rate of pay for the operation that she worked on before she went on maternity leave, but her employer does not have to re-engage her on the same operation. |