Does the employment ban look different if you are expecting twins?
When a child is about to be born, the Maternity Protection Act provides for protection periods from 6 weeks before birth to at least 8 weeks after delivery. If a twin or multiple pregnancy exists, these periods change accordingly. A ban on employment of 6 weeks before birth remains identical, while the protection period after delivery is extended to 12 weeks. According to the law, if the birth occurs earlier than planned, the reduced period of protection before the birth (6 weeks) is added to the period after delivery. This means that in the case of a multiple birth there is always a ban on employment for the entire 18-week period over the period of the birth.
What happens to the overtime if you go into employment ban?
The Maternity Protection Act stipulates that periods of prohibition of employment during pregnancy or immediately afterwards are periods of employment. Similar to the remaining days of leave, accumulated overtime is therefore not lost. The entitlement existing before the employment ban came into effect remains unaffected until the end of the protection periods. If necessary, however, the pregnant woman can agree with her employer on payment of the overtime.
