Maternity Benefits. (1) Subject to clause 13 (9) (a) of this part of the Agreement, the Medical Benefit Society shall pay one month's wages (4,33 weeks' wages) to an employee going on maternity leave: Provided that such employee has one or more years' service with the same employer and a medical certificate is produced. An employee may take up to 6 months' maternity leave, but may return earlier on giving two weeks' notice to the employer of her intention to return to work. (2) A substitute employee may be employed in the place of a person on maternity leave for the duration of the maternity leave. Such substitute employee's employment may be terminated by giving the required notice on the return of the employee who went on maternity leave.
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Samples: National Main Collective Agreement, National Main Collective Agreement, National Main Collective Agreement
