Chapter 9
Key elements of statutory maternity leave
[ch 9: page 317]Statutory maternity leave lasts for a maximum of 52 weeks, as follows:
• Compulsory maternity leave: the first two weeks (four weeks in the case of factory workers) from birth. A woman who gives birth must take this leave;
• Ordinary maternity leave (OML): the first 26 weeks — includes the two compulsory weeks;and
• Additional maternity leave (AML): a further period of 26 weeks which follows immediately after the OML.