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Employment Relations Act 1999

New section 77: Rights during and after parental leave

175.As for additional maternity leave (see under new section 73 above), the employment contract will continue in existence during parental leave and the terms and conditions of employment, other than those relating to remuneration, continue to apply to any extent set out in the regulations. Also, as for additional maternity leave, the Government’s current intention is that, while employees will not lose seniority while on parental leave and both they and their employer will continue to be bound by duties of confidentiality and trust etc., employers should be free in general to decide what, if any, other terms and conditions will apply during parental leave.

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