F4PART IX
F3CHAPTER IIIPATERNITY LEAVE
Rights during and after paternity leave112C
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Regulations under Article 112A F11... shall provide—
a
that an employee who is absent on leave under that Article is entitled, for such purposes and to such extent as F5may be specified , to the benefit of the terms and conditions of employment which would have applied if he had not been absent;
b
that an employee who is absent on leave under that Article is bound, for such purposes and to such extent as F6may be specified , by obligations arising under those terms and conditions (except in so far as they are inconsistent with paragraph (1) of that Article), and
c
that an employee who is absent, on leave under that Article is entitled to return from leave to a job of a kind F7that may be specified , subject to Article 112D(1).
2
The reference in paragraph (1)(c) to absence on leave under Article 112A F12... includes, where appropriate, a reference to a continuous period of absence attributable partly to leave under that Article and partly to any one or more of the following—
F13za
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a
maternity leave,
b
adoption leave, F8...
F9ba
shared parental leave
F20bb
parental bereavement leave,, and
c
parental leave.
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4
In the application of paragraph (1)(c) to regulations under Article l12B F2or F15112BAA , the reference to absence on leave under that Article includes, where appropriate, a reference to a continuous period of absence attributable partly to leave under that Article and partly to anyone or more of the following—
F16za
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a
maternity leave,
b
adoption leave,
F10ba
shared parental leave,
F21bb
parental bereavement leave,
c
parental leave, and
d
leave under Article 112A F17... .
5
In paragraph (1)(a), “terms and conditions of employment”
a
includes matters connected with an employee's employment whether or not they arise under his contract of employment, but
b
does not include terms and conditions about remuneration.
6
Regulations under F18Article 112A or 112B may specify matters which are, or are not, to be treated as remuneration for the purposes of this Article.
7
Regulations under F19Article 112A or 112B may make provision, in relation to the right to return mentioned in paragraph (1)(c), about—
a
seniority, pension rights and similar rights;
b
terms and conditions of employment on return.
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