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PART 5:MATERNITY LEAVE AND STUDY LEAVE5.1 This PART examines issues relating to the management of the following types ofleave:(a) maternity leave (paras. 5.2 to 5.7);(b)study leave for full-time training (paras. 5.8 to 5.11); and(c) study leave for preparing and sitting for examinations (paras. 5.12 to 5.17).Maternity leave5.2 CSR 1297(4). FPM 9-03 states that maternity leave covering a total absencefrom duty of up to 10 weeks may be granted in accordance with CSRs 1297 and 1298. Inthis connection, CSR 1297(4) provides that an officer must apply for maternity leave notlater than three months before the expected date of confinement. She should produce amedical certificate confirming her pregnancy and specifying the expected date ofconfinement.5.3 Audit examination of maternity leave cases. Audit examined 10 cases ofmaternity leave (Cases 11 to 20) in January 2007 to March 2010. They comprised fivecases each for Formations A and B. As shown in Table 5, Audit found delays (rangingfrom 11 to 48 days) in 4 (Cases 11 to 13 and 16) of the 10 cases, in the application formaternity leave.— 34 —
Maternity leave and study leaveTable 5Maternity leave cases examined by AuditCasenumberExpected date ofconfinementDate by which leavemust be applied for(Note)Date of leaveapplicationDelay in leaveapplication(a)(b)(c)(d)=(c)−(b)(Day)Formation A cases11 21 September 2008 21 June 2008 8 August 2008 4812 28 October 2009 28 July 2009 27 August 2009 3013 17 February 2007 17 November 2006 1 December 2006 1414 14 January 2010 14 October 2009 12 October 2009 No delay15 12 January 2007 12 October 2006 27 September 2006 No delayFormation B cases16 17 February 2008 17 November 2007 28 November 2007 1117 12 June 2009 12 March 2009 5 March 2009 No delay18 15 November 2008 15 August 2008 21 July 2008 No delay19 13 February 2009 13 November 2008 6 September 2008 No delay20 1 January 2008 1 October 2007 17 April 2007 No delaySource:Note:HKPF recordsCSR 1297(4) provides that an officer must apply for maternity leave not later than threemonths before the expected date of confinement.— 35 —
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