Table 2 Provisions of maternity protection and their location in policy or legislative documents

Maternity leave

 Basic Conditions of Employment Act (1997)

 Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices (2005)

 Tshwane Declaration of Support for Breastfeeding in South Africa (2011)

 Leave of Absence Policy (2015)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Cash payments and medical benefits

 Basic Conditions of Employment Act (1997)

 Employment Equity Act (1998)

 Unemployment Insurance Act (2001)

 Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act (2002)

 Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of the Child (1998)

 Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices (2005)

 National Development Plan (2012)

 Leave of Absence Policy (2015)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Health protection

 Basic Conditions of Employment Act (1997)

 Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of the Child (1998)

 Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices (2005)

 National Development Plan (2012)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Employment protection (job security)

 Labour Relations Act (1995)

 Employment Equity Act (1998)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Non-discrimination

 Constitution (1996)

 Labour Relations Act (1995)

 Basic Conditions of Employment Act (1997)

 Employment Equity Act (1998)

 Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of the Child (1998)

 Promotion of Equality & Unfair Discrimination Act (2000)

 Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices (2005)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Breastfeeding breaks

 Code of Good Practice on the Protection of Employees during Pregnancy and after the Birth of the Child (1998)

 Code of Good Practice on the Arrangement of Working Time (1998)

 Tshwane Declaration of Support for Breastfeeding in South Africa (2011)

 Infant & Young Child Feeding Policy (2013)

 Supporting Breastfeeding in The Workplace Booklet (2018)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

Childcare

 Code of Good Practice on the Arrangement of Working Time (1998)

 Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices (2005)

 Maternity Protection Position Paper (2016)

 Nutrition Guidelines for Early Childhood Development Centres (2017)