TNAG-0876-FCO40-1086-Development-of-social-welfare-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 47

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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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