Table 11 Maternity protection
:
Territory
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Period of maternity leave
4 weeks before expected date
of confinement and
weeks after confinement
12 months before expected
date of confinement and 12 months after confinement
Conditions for
leave entitlement
26 weeks service under a continuous contract for the same employer
None
Pay entitlement.
By mutual agreement between employer and employee
Korea
(Republic
of)
60 days (of which at least 30 days must be reserved for use after childbirth)
None
Full pay
Remarks
The leave can be extended by a further 4 weeks on medical grounds..
Full pay
Leave prior to the expected date of confinement may be extende to 3 months if medically certified to be necessary.
CONFIDENTIAL **
Female workers in pregnancy shall be transferred to othe light and easy work whenever requested by them and shall not be assigned to overtime wor
Female employees in the Civi Service and in most private establishments are expected to resign from work upon marriage. Thus the question of maternity leave seldom arises.
CONFIDENTIAL #
Malaysia
60 days (commencing from any day within 30 days before expected date of confinement or commencing immediately after confinement)
(a) Has had a period of
employment during the four months immediate- ly preceding confine- ment; and
(b) Has had a service of
90 days during the nine months immed- iately preceding confinement
Full pay
Paid leave is limited to
THREE surviving children only.
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