Appendix 1 (cont'd)
3.
(b) a further sum equivalent to the amount of wages
which would have accrued to the employee during a
period of 7 days.
(3) In the case of a female employee whose remuneration is calculated by the piece or task the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the period of 7 days referred to in subsection (2)(b) shall be deemed to be
(a) if the contravention of subsection (1) occurs before
the commencement of maternity leave, the amount of wages, other than overtime pay, earned by the employee during the equivalent period immediately prior to the breach of the contract;
or
(b) if the contravention of subsection (1) occurs after
the commencement of maternity leave, or if for any reason it is impracticable to compute the amount under paragraph (a), the amount of wages, other than overtime pay, earned during the equivalent period by a female employee in the same trade or occupation in the same work in the same district.
(Part III added, 5 of 1970, s.7)