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Law No. 207 dated May 26, 2000 published in the Official
Gazette no. 23 of June 1, 2000 amended articles 26, 28,
29 and 52 of the Labor Law. The amendments are summarized
as follows:
Article 26
The employer may not discriminate on the basis of gender
in respect of the type of work, the pay, the employment,
promotion, professional training and costume are concerned.
Article 28
Women employees in all categories provided for in the Labor
Law shall have the right to a maternity leave of seven weeks
comprising the period preceding and following delivery.
For this purpose, they must produce a medical certificate
indicating the probable date of delivery.
Article 29
Women shall be entitled to full pay during their maternity
leave.
Women who benefited from the seven week maternity leave
with full pay shall be entitled to receive pay for the normal
annual leave they take during the same year.
The law prohibits the termination of a woman's employment
or the addressing of a notice of termination to a woman
during maternity leave unless it is proven that she has
worked elsewhere during said period.
Article 52 Paragraph One
No notice of termination may be addressed to:
- A pregnant woman.
- A woman who is on a maternity leave.
- An Employee during his/her normal
vacations or during his/her medical leave
However, these restrictions would not apply if the employee
is employed elsewhere during said period. |
