1. The female Worker shall be entitled to maternity leave of (60) sixty days, according to the following: a. The first forty-five (45) days with full pay. b. The following fifteen (15) days with half pay. 2. The female Worker may, after using her maternity leave, be absent work without pay for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) consecutive or intermittent days, if such absence is due to an illness suffered by her or her child as a result of pregnancy or childbirth and that does not enable her to return to her work. Said illness shall be proven by a medical certificate issued by the Medical Authority, and this period shall not be included in the period of service for which the female Worker is entitled to the end of service gratuity or the period of contribution to the retirement system in accordance with the legislation in force in this regard. 3. The female Worker is entitled to the maternity leave stated in Clause (1) of this Article, if she gives birth after six (6) months or more of pregnancy, whether the foetus is born dead or born alive then died. 4. The female Worker, in the event that she gives birth to a sick or disabled child whose health condition requires a constant companion according to a medical report issued by the Medical Authority, is entitled to a leave of thirty (30) days with full pay starting after the end of the maternity leave period, and she has the right to extend the leave for a period of thirty (30) days without pay. 5. The Employer must grant the female Worker maternity leave whenever she requests it at any time, starting as of the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which she is expected to give birth, and this shall be proven by a certificate from the Medical Authority. 6. Obtaining the maternity leave or the absence referred to in this Article shall not prejudice her right to obtain other leaves. 7. If the female Worker works for another Employer during the period of her leave authorised in this article, the original Employer may deprive her of her wage for the period of the leave or recover what he paid to her. 8. It is not permissible to terminate the service of a female Worker or to give her notice because of pregnancy, or because she has obtained maternity leave, or because she is absent from work in accordance with the provisions of this Article. 9. After returning from maternity leave and for a period not exceeding six (6) months as of the date of giving birth, the female Worker is entitled to one or two rest periods per day to breastfeed her child, provided that the period of both periods shall not exceed one hour.
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