Common use of Where the pregnancy Clause in Contracts

Where the pregnancy. of an employee terminates after 27 weeks and the employee has not commenced maternity leave, the employee may take unpaid special maternity leave of such period as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary, except that where an employee is suffering from an illness not related to the direct consequences of the birth, an employee may be entitled to paid sick leave in lieu of, or in addition to, special maternity leave.

Where the pregnancy. of an employee terminates after 27 weeks and the employee has not commenced maternity leave, the employee may take unpaid special maternity leave of such period as a registered medical practitioner certifies as necessary, except that where an employee is suffering from an illness not related to the direct consequences of the birth, an employee may shall be entitled to paid sick personal leave in lieu of, or in addition to, special maternity leave.