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Key national statutory provisions on employment protection including postpartum

Definition for each title:
▼Protection from unlawful dismissal
This indicator determines whether the legislation provides employment protection during maternity, which constitutes a period including pregnancy, maternity leave and an additional period following the worker’s return to work.

▼Burden of proof
The burden of proving that the reasons for dismissal are unrelated to pregnancy or childbirth and its consequences or nursing shall rest on the employer

▼Right to return to work
A woman is guaranteed the right to return to the same position or an equivalent position paid at the same rate at the end of her maternity leave.

▼Non-discrimination prohibition
This indicator aims to determine whether the legislation includes an explicit prohibition of discrimination based on pregnancy, maternity, family responsibilities, marital status or sex.

▼Pregnancy Test
Measures [to ensure that maternity does not constitute a source of discrimination in employment] shall include a prohibition from requiring a test for pregnancy or a certificate of such a test when a woman is applying for employment, except where required by national laws or regulations in respect of work

Key national statutory provisions on employment protection including postpartum_18 countries (2013)

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Reference　
International Labour Organization. "Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world"
Retrieved June 21, 2022, from here

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