Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)RegulationsLocal Government: Regulations on Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior ManagersChapter 4 : Conditions of Employment29. Maternity leave |
| (1) | A senior manager is entitled to at least four consecutive months maternity leave. |
| (2) | A senior manager must apply for maternity leave on an official leave form attached as Annexure E to these regulations. |
| (3) | A senior manager who has been employed by the municipality for one year or more is entitled to full remuneration for four months, while on maternity leave. |
| (4) | The maternity leave must commence— |
| (a) | at any time from four weeks before the expected date of birth, unless otherwise agreed; or |
| (b) | on a date from which a medical practitioner or a midwife certifies that it is necessary for the senior manager's health or that of her unborn child. |
| (5) | A senior manager who has a miscarriage during the third trimester of pregnancy or bears a stillborn child is entitled to maternity leave for at least six weeks after the miscarriage or stillbirth, whether or not the senior manager had commenced maternity leave at the time of the miscarriage or stillbirth. |
| (6) | A senior manager who adopts a child who is younger than three months at the time of the adoption may be granted up to four consecutive months maternity leave. |
| (7) | No senior manager may commence work for six weeks after the birth of her child, unless a medical practitioner certifies that she is fit to do so. |
| (8) | A senior manager must notify the municipality in writing, unless the senior manager is unable to do so, of the date on which she intends to— |
| (a) | commence maternity leave; and |
| (b) | return to work after maternity leave. |
| (9) | A senior manager contemplated in subregulation (8) must notify the municipality— |
| (a) | at least four weeks before the senior manager intends to commence maternity leave; or |
| (b) | if it is not reasonably practicable to do so, as soon as it is reasonably practicable. |