(1) Any woman employed in an establishment and entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of this Act may give notice in writing in form ‘D’ ot her employer, stating that her maternity benefit ;and any other amount to which she may be entitled under this Act may be paid to her or to such person as she may nominate in the notice and that she will not work in any establishment during the period for which she receives maternity benefit.
(2) In the case of a woman who is pregnant, such notice shall state the date from which she will be absent from work, not being a date earlier than six weeks from the date of her expected delivery.
(3) Any woman who has not given the notice when she was pregnant may give such notice as soon as possible after the delivery.
(4) On receipt of the notice, the employer shall permit such woman to absent herself for the establishment until the expiry of six weeks after the day of her delivery.
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