MATERNITY PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004 said:10.—Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended—
..
‘‘(1) If a woman who has been delivered of a living
child (in this section referred to as ‘the mother’) dies at
any time before the expiry of the twenty-fourth week following
the week of her confinement, the father of the
child (if he is employed under a contract of employment)
shall be entitled in accordance with this section to leave
from his employment for a period ending as follows—
(a) if the mother dies before the expiry of the sixteenth
week following the week of her confinement,
the period ends, subject to section
16B, at the end of that sixteenth week, and
(b) if the mother dies at any time after the expiry of
that sixteenth week, the period ends, subject
to sections 16A and 16B, at the end of the
twenty-fourth week following the week of her
confinement.’’,
Molly said:I would not assume your employer would be under obligation to give the father paid or even for that matter unpaid leave,
Joe1234 said:Is there not parental leave where either parent is entitled to certain time off (unpaid) before the child reaches a certain age? Does anyone know if an employer could refuse an employee parental leave?
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