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plus a further sub equivalent to 7 days wages. The Working Group recalls its earlier observation (in paragraph 2.1(e) above) that although prohibition ageinst termination of employment is in line with the spirit of I10 Conventions and with the laws of our neighbouri Asian countries, the rescdial provisions for breach
of the lay are insufficient as a deterrent and need to be strengthened. The Working Group recomiends that breach of ection 15(1) should be
nade a prosecutable offence as is the case at present with breaches of other sections in the Duploy ent Crdinance (e.g. sickness allowance, pic annu-l leave). The Working Group further recommends that the lar should he ended so that for the first two surviving children a fumale o ployee would be entitled to full raternity benefits for the whole of her maternity period if she is dismissed before the expiry of her laternity leave, and that exinting Section 15(2)hould apply in the case of subsequent pregnancies for which the e ployee would be entitled to unpaid naternity leave.
Dedical checkups in connection with maternity
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The orking, roup noted that an expectant nother night have to bendically ex ined about 10 12 times in all, before and after child delivery, i. the normal course of events. The
orking Group did not accept the need for aking specific provision
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on this atter but recomiends that the Employment Ordinance should be amended to per it days off for medical checkups to be regarded as sick leave thu attracting a sickness allowance at 2/3 wages up to a maximum accumulation of 36 days.
Paternity leave
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The orking Group does not support the Hong Kong Chris- tian Industrial Crittee's proposal of one week paternity leave at 2/3 rages around the time of the wife's confinement, which strictly falls outside its ter is of reference. In any case it observes that countries in at or South-east Asia, the United Kingdon and ILC
Conventions do not provia for such a benefit.
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