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Chapter 7

Leave of Absence

3. Maternity Leave

Conditions

 A pregnant employee is entitled to take maternity leave up to 90 days (including holidays) with 45 days

pay.
 Sickness, miscarriage, abortion or other complications arising from pregnancy and occurring before
childbirth shall be treated as sickness. However, miscarriage or abortion within the 28 week of
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pregnancy shall be treated as sick leave.

Procedures

 A female employee member proceeding on maternity leave should apply for maternity leave at least
12 weeks before the expected date of confinement. She should forward the e-leave request, with her
supervising manager’s endorsement, to the Human Resources Department together with a copy of a
medical certificate verifying pregnancy and stating the expected date of confinement.

 Within one week after delivery, the employee should advise her supervising manager of the date on
which she will return to work.

 On the back to duty report, an employee should help the Company maintain accurate employee
records by:

1) Confirming to the Human Resources Department the date of actual delivery and the maternity
leave period following the delivery, and
2) Sending this confirmation along with a copy of the birth certificate to the Human Resources
Department for filing.

In a case where the post-confinement maternity leave period is longer than the date originally indicated (e.g.
due to confinement occurring later than, or extending longer than the expected date), the employee should
request her supervisor’s endorsement on a changed application for leave, indicating beginning and end dates
of the actual leave period.

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