Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Maternity protection - 2011
LAST UPDATE
July 2012
Data quantity
LOW
SOURCES
Name of Act
National Insurance (Benefits) Regulations, 1994, Statutory Rules and Orders Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No. 13 Gazetted 23rd August 1994, as amended up to the National Insurance (Benefits)(Amendment Regulations 2005.
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: Thirteen weeks
2004: Thirteen weeks
1998: n.a.
1994: n.a.
CASH BENEFITS
Maternity leave benefits
Duration
13 weeks.
National Insurance (Benefits) Regulations §21
Amount
65 percent
National Insurance (Benefits) Regulations §21
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: 65 percent
2004: Sixty-five percent
1998: n.a.
1994: n.a.
Financing of benefits
Social security
National Insurance (Benefits) Regulations
Historical data (year indicates year of data collection)
2009: Social security
2004: Social security
1998: n.a.
1994: n.a.
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Protection from discriminatory dismissal
An employer shall not terminate the services of an employee on any of the following grounds:race, colour, sex, marital status, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, nationality or social origin, absence from work during maternity leave as certified by a medical practitioner.
Protection of Employment Act, Act No. 2003 §16(d) and (f)
Results generated on: 19th April 2024 at 15:41:46.
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