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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[EMP 22,735] Maternity leave44 

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(1) A woman is entitled to the normal remuneration she would have received as if she had been at work for her first 3 births.
(2) For the fourth and subsequent births, a woman is entitled to half the normal remuneration she would have received as if she had been at work.
(3) Subregulation 1 shall not apply when a woman is employed by another employer or employers after giving birth to her third child, or where a woman who is previously unemployed has already had her third birth.
(4) Where the woman’s place of employment is on an island with no doctor or hospital, or where the woman works on a boat or shipping vessel with no fixed location for the majority of her time at work, or where special medical circumstances require, the employer may require her to commence her maternity leave on a date recommended by her registered medical practitioner or registered nurse.
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4), a woman should provide the medical certificate to her employer at least 3 months prior to her expected delivery date.