New family friendly rights applicable to employees from 6 April 2003


Irrespective of her length of service, for all women whose expected week of child-birth is on or after 6 April 2003, Ordinary Maternity Leave (“OML”) is increased from 18 weeks to 26 weeks. In addition, a woman may be entitled to take up to 26 weeks’ Additional Maternity Leave (“AML”) starting from the end of OML – giving a possible total of 52 weeks’ maternity leave.

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