| 12.1 | Application for maternity leave |
When applying for maternity leave, a female employee shall:
| (a) | complete the maternity leave forth of the employer concerned three months prior to the expected date of confinement; and |
| (b) | hand the duly completed maternity leave form to the employer, together with a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner certifying: |
| (i) | the expected date of said employee's confinement; |
| (ii) | that said employee is fit to work until four weeks prior to the expected date of confinement. |
A pregnant female employee shall be entitled to one day's fully paid leave in each of the 3 months prior to the expected data of confinement, for the purpose of attending a prenatal clinic: provided that satisfactory proof of attendance by such employee at a pre-natal clinic shall be provided to the employer.
| 12.3 | Maternity Leave Entitlement: |
A pregnant female employee shall cease working at least 8 weeks prior to the date of confinement, and shall return to work not later than 12 weeks after the date of the child's birth,
| 12.4 | Rights on return from maternity leave: |
When a female employee returns to work from maternity leave, such employee shall be entitled to the following:
| (a) | Payment of one third of one month's wage, calculated at such female employee's rate of pay at time of going on said maternity leave; |
| (b) | Placement in the same job as was occupied at the commencement of said maternity leave or a job similar thereto. |
| 12.5 | Still Birth and/or Legal Adoption |
The provision of this clause shall also apply to:
| (b) | Legal adoptions provided the adopted child is less than one year old. |
