F1PART IX

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CHAPTER IMATERNITY LEAVE

Compulsory maternity leave104

1

An employer shall not permit an employee who satisfies prescribed conditions to work during a compulsory maternity leave period.

2

A compulsory maternity leave period is a period calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Department.

3

Regulations under paragraph (2) shall secure—

a

that no compulsory leave period is less than two weeks, and

b

that every compulsory maternity leave period falls within an ordinary maternity leave period.

4

Subject to paragraph (5), any provision of or made under the [1978 NI 9.] Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 shall apply in relation to the prohibition under paragraph (1) as if it were imposed by regulations under Article 17 of that Order.

5

Article 31(1)(c) of the 1978 Order shall not apply in relation to the prohibition under paragraph (1); and an employer who contravenes that paragraph shall be—

a

guilty of an offence, and

b

liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.