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Akima, MARCH 8, 1975
NEW MATERNITY LEAVE ABRANGTUENTS
FOR WOMEN TEACHERS
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WOMEN TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND FULLY AIDED PRIMARY AND SEG. DARY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE SAME MATERNITY LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS, THE MAY BE GRANTED MATERNITY LEAVE OF NORMALLY UP TO 10 WEEKS BAST・ ON MEDICAL ADVICE.
TEACHERS WITH AT LEAST ONE ACADEMIC YEAR'S OR 12 MONTHS' SERVICE WILL BE GRANTED MATERNITY LEAVE ON HALF-PAY- THOSE WITH LESS THAN ONE ACADEMIC YEAR'S SERVICE WILL BE GRANTED MATERNITY LEAVE WITHOUT PAY,
BOTH CATEGORIES OF TEACHERS WILL HOWEVER RECEIVE FULL PAY DURING THAT PART OF THEIR MATERNITY LEAVE WHICH FALLS WITHIN A MAJOR SCHOOL HOLIDAY PERIOD - CHRISTMAS, EASTER AND SUMMER VACATION. FOR TEACHERS IN FULLY AIDED SCHOOLS CHINESE NEW YEAR MAY REPLACE CHRISTMAS OR EASTER IF IN THEIR SCHOOLS THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY IS LONGER THAN EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO HOLIDAYS.
MATERNITY LEAVE EXCEEDING 10 WEEKS, IF RECOMMENDED BY A DOCTOR, MAY ALSO BE GRANTED UP TO A TOTAL ABSENCE OF SIX MONTHS, BUT THE ADDITIONAL LEAVE WILL BE WITHOUT PAY EXCEPT FOR SUCH PARTS OF THE LEAVE FALLING WITHIN MAJOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS DURING WHICH TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE FULL PAY.
MATERNITY LEAVE IS NOT COUNTED AS SICK LEAVE WHICH IS GOVERNED BY OTHER REGULATIONS. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENT TO BE USED FOR MATERNITY LEAVE.
THE REGULATIONS FOR MATERNITY LEAVE FOR TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS ARE EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 1, 1974, THE SAME DATE THAT
·NEW PROVISIONS GOVERNING MATERNITY LEAVE FOR ALL GOVERNMENT STAFF WERE INTRODUCED.
THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE BEING EXTENDED TO THE FULLY AIDED SCHOOLS AND WILL COME INTO FORGE ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR IN VIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL STAGE OF THE EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN SCHEME ON THAT DATE WHEN THE SALARIES OF WOMEN TEACHERS
IN THESE SCHOOLS REACH PARITY WITH THEIR MALE COLLEAGUES.
THE PRESENT MATERNITY LEAVE REGULATIONS ARE SET OUT IN AN APPENDIX TO THE CODE OF AID FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE SUBSIDY CODE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS. GRANT AND SUBSIDISED SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THESE REGULATIONS WILL BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY.
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