Part 16General and miscellaneous
Interpretation
213References to maternity leave, etc.
1
This section applies for the purposes of this Act.
2
A reference to a woman on maternity leave is a reference to a woman on—
a
compulsory maternity leave,
b
ordinary maternity leave, or
c
additional maternity leave.
3
A reference to a woman on compulsory maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she satisfies the conditions prescribed for the purposes of section 72(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
4
A reference to a woman on ordinary maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to ordinary maternity leave.
5
A reference to the right to ordinary maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 71(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
6
A reference to a woman on additional maternity leave is a reference to a woman absent from work because she is exercising the right to additional maternity leave.
7
A reference to the right to additional maternity leave is a reference to the right conferred by section 73(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
8
“Additional maternity leave period” has the meaning given in section 73(2) of that Act.