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Extended maternity leave protected by Pregnant Workers Directive

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    Land Brandenburg v Sass [2005] IRLR 147 ECJ (2 other reports)

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It is the purpose of maternity leave, not its duration, that will dictate whether or not it is maternity leave for the purposes of the protections provided by the Pregnant Workers Directive, holds the ECJ in Land Brandenburg v Sass (18 November 2004).