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| Name: | Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 1997 (No. 73 of 1997). |
| Country: | China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| Subject(s): | Maternity protection |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1997-06-26 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1, Part I, 1997-06-27, pp. A2466-2476 |
| ISN: | CHN-1997-L-47378 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=47378&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1, Part I, 1997-06-27, pp. A2466-2476 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Removes and replaces provisions providing maternity leave. Maternity leave shall be a period of 10 weeks, with a further 4 weeks in case of illness or disability due to confinement. Female employees are required to give notice of pregnancy. A female employee may not be dismissed during pregnancy and during maternity leave, and shall not be required to do heavy or dangerous work if a medical certificate testifies to her unfitness to perform such work. |
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