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Employment Law Updater - April 2016

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From today the Maternity Leave and Adoption Leave Ordinance, 2016 comes into force.

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Introduction of The Maternity Leave and Adoption Leave (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2016

From today the Maternity Leave and Adoption Leave (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2016 comes into force. A link to the Ordinance can be found here.

The Ordinance introduces the following rights to statutory maternity leave for pregnant employees due to give birth on or after 7 August 2016 and who have complied with the relevant statutory requirements:

  • 12 weeks' basic maternity leave (which includes two weeks of compulsory statutory maternity leave, during which it is an offence for an employer to permit the mother to work) regardless of service; and
  • 14 weeks' additional maternity leave where employees have 15 months or more service at the beginning of the eleventh week before their due date.

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