[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:en-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":29,"rendered":38,"description":39,"body":40,"body_blocks":41,"call_to_action":42,"owner":49,"authors":57,"show_related_pages":59,"related_pages":60,"related_sites":133,"in_subsite":59,"contact_page_url":7,"banner_message":134},647,"job-protection","Job Protection",null,"","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_ZW","2025-07-27T09:40:03.673079+00:00","2026-04-01T10:15:22.938225+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F647\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,28],{"title":17,"slug":18},"Zimbabwe","en-zw",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Work in Zimbabwe","work-in-zimbabwe",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":26,"slug":27},"Maternity and Work","maternity-and-work",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":30,"description":8,"image":31,"canonical":32,"robots":33,"og_type":34,"twitter_card":35,"locale":18,"created_at":36,"last_modified_at":37},"Maternity Work Safety, Pregnancy Rights - Zimbabwe","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-27T11:40:03.673079+02:00","2026-04-01T12:15:23.080791+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Job Protection\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-28\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>There is no provision in the law which prohibits employers from giving such work to pregnant workers which is harmful to their health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>There is no specific provision in the law granting a worker protection from dismissals. However, it is implied from section 18(7) that right of protection from dismissals is guaranteed under the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §18(7) of the Labour Act 1985\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>During the period when a female employee is on maternity leave, her normal benefits and entitlements, including her rights to seniority or advancement and the accumulation of pension rights, shall continue uninterrupted in the manner in which they would have continued had she not gone on such leave, and her period of service shall not be considered as having been interrupted, reduced or broken by the exercise of her right to maternity leave. This gives a woman worker the right to return to same position after availing her maternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §18(7) of the Labour Act 1985\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: job protection while pregnant and\u002For during maternity leave in Zimbabwe – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-28\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no provision in the law which prohibits employers from giving such work to pregnant workers which is harmful to their health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no specific provision in the law granting a worker protection from dismissals. However, it is implied from section 18(7) that right of protection from dismissals is guaranteed under the law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §18(7) of the Labour Act 1985\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>During the period when a female employee is on maternity leave, her normal benefits and entitlements, including her rights to seniority or advancement and the accumulation of pension rights, shall continue uninterrupted in the manner in which they would have continued had she not gone on such leave, and her period of service shall not be considered as having been interrupted, reduced or broken by the exercise of her right to maternity leave. This gives a woman worker the right to return to same position after availing her maternity leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §18(7) of the Labour Act 1985\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work'>Maternity and Work\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact Us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[58],{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},true,[61,65,69,73,77,81,85,88,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129],{"id":62,"short_title":7,"title":63,"url":64},642,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":66,"short_title":7,"title":67,"url":68},640,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":70,"short_title":7,"title":71,"url":72},641,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":74,"short_title":7,"title":75,"url":76},643,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":78,"short_title":7,"title":79,"url":80},644,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":82,"short_title":7,"title":83,"url":84},645,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":26,"url":87},646,"\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":9},{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},648,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},649,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},650,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},651,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},652,"Social Security","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},653,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},654,"Fair Treatment","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":119,"url":120},655,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":122,"short_title":7,"title":123,"url":124},656,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":126,"short_title":7,"title":127,"url":128},657,"Forced Labour","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour",{"id":130,"short_title":7,"title":131,"url":132},658,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-zw\u002Fwork-in-zimbabwe\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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