Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by

(a) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b):

"(bb) any purported termination of an employee's employment during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A;

(bbb) any purported termination of an employee's employment during a period of absence from work for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B;",

(b) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (d):

"(dd) any notice of termination of an employee's employment given during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A and expiring subsequent to such a period;

(ddd) any notice of termination of an employee's employment given during a period of absence from work for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B and expiring subsequent to such a period;",

and

(c) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):