{"id":436,"date":"2023-09-12T00:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2023-12-14T01:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T05:04:29","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/resources\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"436\" class=\"elementor elementor-436\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc65a62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bc65a62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47540065 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"47540065\" 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employment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"37.8801\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37.8801 37\"><polygon points=\"37.3801 14 23.72 14 23.72 .5 23.72 0 23.22 0 14.66 0 14.16 0 14.16 .5 14.16 14 .5 14 0 14 0 14.5 0 22.5 0 23 .5 23 14.16 23 14.16 36.5 14.16 37 14.66 37 23.22 37 23.72 37 23.72 36.5 23.72 23 37.3801 23 37.8801 23 37.8801 22.5 37.8801 14.5 37.8801 14 37.3801 14\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened 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32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is there anything that can disqualify an employee from receiving termination allowance?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1199\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1199\"><p>A person is not entitled to be paid termination allowance because of the following:<\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><li>If they are fairly dismissed for a reason related to gross misconduct.<\/li><li>If they unreasonably refuse to accept an offer of re-employment by the employer at the same place of work<\/li><li>If they are employed by a partnership and his employment ceases on the dissolution of the partnership, and he either enters into employment with one or more of the partners immediately after such 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14\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I know if I am entitled to Maternity Pay?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-11910\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-11910\"><p>An employee whose pregnancy commences before she has worked for her employer for a period of eighteen (18) months is not entitled to maternity leave with pay.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-11911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-11911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"37.8801\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37.8801 37\"><polygon points=\"37.3801 14 23.72 14 23.72 .5 23.72 0 23.22 0 14.66 0 14.16 0 14.16 .5 14.16 14 .5 14 0 14 0 14.5 0 22.5 0 23 .5 23 14.16 23 14.16 36.5 14.16 37 14.66 37 23.22 37 23.72 37 23.72 36.5 23.72 23 37.3801 23 37.8801 23 37.8801 22.5 37.8801 14.5 37.8801 14 37.3801 14\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" 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aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"37.8801\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 37.8801 37\"><polygon points=\"37.3801 14 23.72 14 23.72 .5 23.72 0 23.22 0 14.66 0 14.16 0 14.16 .5 14.16 14 .5 14 0 14 0 14.5 0 22.5 0 23 .5 23 14.16 23 14.16 36.5 14.16 37 14.66 37 23.22 37 23.72 37 23.72 36.5 23.72 23 37.3801 23 37.8801 23 37.8801 22.5 37.8801 14.5 37.8801 14 37.3801 14\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How should maternity pay be calculated?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-11912\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-11912\"><p>Maternity pay shall comprise:<\/p><ol><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>In the case of monthly paid employees, a sum not less than forty (40) percent of two months\u2019 pay.<\/li><li>In the case of weekly or fortnightly paid employees, a sum not less than forty (40) percent of four fortnights\u2019 pay.<\/li><li>In the case of daily paid workers, a sum not less than forty (40) percent of one-fifth of the pay earned in the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the commencement of the leave being 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