Maternity Leave Period Sample Clauses

Maternity Leave Period. The Maternity Leave to be provided for a period of up to 17 weeks, plus any time between the estimated and actual dates of confinement, if confinement occurs after the estimated date. The leave period begins no earlier than 13 weeks preceding the estimated date of confinement and ends no later than 17 weeks following the actual date of confinement. Such leave is also granted when an employee has not submitted her advance application, provided her absence was due to a medical condition directly attributable to her pregnancy that was not expected by her doctor.