All female employees under a continuous contract are entitled to maternity leave of 10 weeks and
those who have been employed under a continuous contract for a minimum qualifying period
(i.e. 40 weeks) are entitled to be paid during maternity leave. An employee who is pregnant may
decide to commence her maternity leave from two to four weeks before the expected date of
confinement, with the agreement of her employer. Maternity leave pay is currently paid at the rate
of four-fifths of the daily average wage earned by the female employee.