The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Protection from detriment

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

6.  In regulation 19 (protection from detriment)—

(a)in paragraph (2)(d), after “ordinary maternity leave” insert “or additional maternity leave”,

(b)omit paragraph (2)(e)(i), and

(c)after paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), a woman avails herself of the benefits of additional maternity leave if, during her additional maternity leave period, she avails herself of the benefit of any of the terms and conditions of her employment preserved by section 73 of the 1996 Act and regulation 9 during that period..