(3) During the official occasions and holidays the worker shall be entitled to a leave with full pay, after the completion of three months of continuous service. 46.Maternity leave (1) A women worker after the completion of one year’s service from the date of her appointment and for any subsequent year of service shall be entitled to a delivery leave on full pay calculated as follows: (a) Four weeks before delivery and four weeks after delivery provided that the probable date of delivery and the actual date on which delivery takes place shall be certified by the Medical Practitioner; (b) A permission may be given optionally for the same period of leave as provided in paragraph (a) to be two weeks before delivery and six weeks after delivery; (c) If the women worker absents herself after the completion of the period mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) above due to illness resulting from pregnancy or delivery which makes her unable to resume work with a certification of the medical practitioner, in such case she is considered to be on a sick leave. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 34 (1) and the provisions of section 50, the women worker shall not be dismissed during the period of pregnancy or during the delivery leave. 47. Sick leave (1) Subject to the provisions of the Work Injuries Compensation Act. 1981, if the worker completed a period of not less than three months of continuous service and he is unable to come to the place of work because of a certified illness the reason of which is not due to his misconduct or negligence, he shall be entitled to a wage for all the days of his absence due to such illness and the wage shall be calculated on every subsequent twelve months he spends in the continuous service as follows: (a) Three months with full pay; (b) Three months with half pay; (c) Three months with quarter pay. (2) The worker shall not be on a sick leave with reduced pay unless he has exhausted his normal leave. (3) If the illness continue for a period of more than stated above, the worker shall be on a sick leave without pay until he is sent during a reasonable period to the medical commission to decide promptly his fitness for work 48. Mourning leave A women worker whose husband has died shall be granted a mourning leave with a full salary starting from the date of death of the husband and the period of leave shall be as follows:(a) Four months and ten days where a women worker is not pregnant (b) if she is pregnant, the mourning leave continues till her delivery, in this case, permission may be given for maternity leave for eight weeks starting from the date of delivery 49. Pilgrimage leave The worker who spend three years of continuous service, he shall be entitled to a leave on full salary once during the period of his service, and the worker shall furnish the employer with the documents which proved his intention to perform this religious task PART VIII: TERMINATION AND EXPIRY OF THE CONTRACT OF SERVICES: 50. Termination of Contract of Service by Notice (1) The contract of services shall terminate by notice for any of the following reasons: 16