LRD guides and handbook May 2017

Law at Work 2017

Chapter 9

The key elements of statutory maternity leave 



[ch 9: page 318]

Statutory maternity leave has three parts:



Compulsory maternity leave: this is 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): this is the first 26 weeks, and includes the two compulsory weeks;



Additional maternity leave (AML): this is a further period of 26 weeks and follows immediately after the OML.