Section 14 — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Right of employer to appoint date of commencement of maternity leave

14 Right of employer to appoint date of commencement of maternity leave Where, by reason of pregnancy, a female employee is unable to perform her work to the safety of herself or others or is incapable of performing her work adequately, her employer, if no other suitable work is available, may, subject to section 9(2) of this Act, direct her to commence her maternity leave on such date as the employer appoints (including a date that is earlier, by more than 6 weeks, than the expected date of delivery). Compare: 1980 No 162 s 13