PART II MATERNITY LEAVE
Compulsory maternity leave8
The prohibition in section 72 of the 1996 Act, against permitting an employee who satisfies prescribed conditions to work during a particular period (referred to as a “compulsory maternity leave period"), applies—
a
in relation to an employee who is entitled to ordinary maternity leave, and
b
in respect of the period of two weeks which commences with the day on which childbirth occurs.