3.2.1. Prerequisites

Staff Members are required to submit their request for leave through the Employee Self-Service (ESS) portal.

The following documents and data are required to submit a maternity leave request on behalf of a staff member.

• Maternity Request: The Staff Member should submit, at least six weeks prior to the expected delivery date, a completed request for maternity leave in ESS indicating the date that the staff member requests the pre-delivery leave to commence. The ESS request must include a licensed medical practitioner or midwife statement clearly indicating the expected date of delivery.
• Official Documentation: Documentation from the treating physician of the staff member regarding the maternity leave approval dates. This documentation must be attached to the ESS request and, in cases in which ESS is not accessible by the staff member or Time Administrator/Time Senior Administrator and an HR Partner action is required directly in ECC, originals must be provided to the HR Partner.
  

If the staff member is requesting to work up to two weeks prior to delivery, the documentation must also certify that the staff member is fit to continue to work until such date.

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