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hours will comprise of one 60-minute period, two 30-minute periods, or three 20-minute periods as agreed with
a MANAGER. Part time employees will be entitled to a pro-rata benefit to that provided to full-time employees.

To avail of this benefit, the employee must inform a MANAGER of the intention to avail of this reduction in hours
when advising the company that she will be returning to work, i.e. not later than four weeks before the intended
return to work date. The employee should include a copy of the child's birth certificate with such an application.
The employee will remain on full pay during the period that hours are reduced for the purposes of breastfeeding.

3.9.12 Provision of Breastfeeding Breaks
An employee who is breastfeeding will be entitled to work breaks equivalent to 1 hour per day for the purposes
of breast-feeding in a designated area in the workplace. For the purposes of the 2004 Act "breastfeeding" means
breastfeeding a child or expressing breast milk and feeding it to a child immediately or storing it for the purposes
of feeding it to a child at a later time. This entitlement may be availed of for up to 26 weeks after the date of
birth of the child. Breastfeeding breaks may be taken as one 60-minute break, two 30-minute breaks, or three
20-minute breaks per day as agreed with a MANAGER. Part time employees will be entitled to a pro-rata benefit
to that provided to full-time employees.

To avail of this benefit, the employee must inform a MANAGER of the intention to avail work breaks when
advising the company that she will be returning to work, i.e. not later than four weeks before the intended
return to work date. The employee should include a copy of the child's birth certificate with such an application.
Availing of such breaks will not result in any reduction of pay for the employee.

3.9.13 Notification Requirements
Before your maternity leave begins
As soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 4 weeks before the start of your Minimum maternity leave,
you must notify a MANAGER in writing of the date on which you will commence your maternity leave together
with a medical certificate confirming the expected week of confinement. Notification by you for an Extension of
maternity leave must be given as soon as practicable.

Notification by you for Additional maternity leave shall be given not later than 4 weeks prior to what would have
been your expected date of return if you had not taken additional maternity leave

Returning from maternity leave
Please note that you must provide at least four weeks written notice of your intention to return to work after
maternity leave. Please note that if you do not provide the proper notice of return to work this may affect your
right to return to work. The notice should specify the date of your return.

Further extending maternity leave on medical grounds
If you are too ill to return to work at the end of your maternity leave period, the normal Company rules on sick
leave will apply.

3.9.14 Maternity Benefit (MB)
NOTE** It is a matter for the employee to deal with the Department of Employment
Affairs and Social Protection, but for the assistance of the employee we provide the information below.

To qualify for MB (paid by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection) you must have:
• at least 39 weeks PRSI paid in the 12-month period before the first day of your maternity leave; or
• at least 39 weeks PRSI paid since first starting work and at least 39 weeks PRSI paid or credited in
the relevant tax year (the second last complete tax year before the calendar year in which your
maternity leave starts); or
• 26 weeks PRSI paid in the relevant tax year and 26 weeks PRSI paid in the tax year prior to the
relevant tax year.
• Only PRSI at classes A, E and H count.

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