Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00720:clause:2_43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00720
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 43
Character Range: 59898–61137

43  Section 5.6.15 (Maternity leave at half pay)
    Omit the section, substitute:

5.6.15    Maternity leave at half pay
1.  If a member is eligible for paid maternity leave under section 5.6.14, the member may be paid at half the rate payable under subsection 5.6.14.1 for a specified period.
2.  Paid maternity leave paid at half the rate payable under subsection 5.6.14.1 has the following effects.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                         The period of paid maternity leave is increased by the number of weeks of the portion of paid maternity leave paid at half the rate (the additional period).
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                         The member is eligible for payment at half the rate payable under subsection 5.6.14.1 for the additional period under paragraph a.
3.  The period that the member receives maternity leave at half pay cannot be more than the period the member takes maternity leave.