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Maternity protection: summary of
legislative provisions in Hong Kong and in 7 Asian countries
Appendix 6
Territory
Hong Long
Period of maternity leave
4 weeks before expected date of confinement; a further period, if any, from the expected date of confinement the actual date of confine- ment; and 6 weeks after
confinement.
Conditions for leave entitlement
26 weeks service under a continuous contract for the same employer.
Pay entitlement
Not legally required. By mutual agree- ment between employer and employee.
Remarks
The leave may be extended by a further 4 weeks (before or after child birth) on grounds of illness or disability
arising out of the
pregnancy or confinement.
Indonesia
Korea (epublic
of)
11⁄2 months before expect- ed date of confinement and 12 months after con- finement.
None
Full pay
60 days (of which at least 30 days must be reserved for use after childbirth)
None
Full pay
Leave prior to the expect- ed date of confinement
may be extended to 3 months if medically certified to be necessary.
Female workers in pregnan- cy shall be transferred to other light and easy work whenever requested by them and shall not be assigned to overtime work.
Female employees in the Civil Service and in most private establishments are expected to resign from work upon marriage. Thus the question of maternity leave seldom arises.
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