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Maternity Protection Act (Cap. 45:57).

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Trinidad and Tobago
Maternity protection
1998-03-11
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Provides for 13 weeks of maternity leave (six weeks prior to confinement, 7 weeks after) and one month's pay during such leave. An employee on maternity leave shall have the right to return to work. To qualify for maternity leave, employees must have worked for an employer for a period of not less than 12 months. The employee shall also submit a medical certificate stating the probable date of confinement, as well as a written expression of her intent to return to work after maternity leave.

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    Serial title
    Official Gazette, Legal Supplement Part A
    Date
    1998-03-12
    Volume
    Vol. 37
    Number
    No. 45
    Page range
    pp. 19-30