Any notice of termination of employment given in respect of an employee or any suspension from employment imposed on an employee -

(a) before the receipt by the employee's employer of a notification under section 9, 12, 14, 14B, 15, 15A, 15B, 16 or 16B (or, where appropriate, under section 28), or

(b) before the production for the employer's inspection of a certificate under section 11,

and due to expire during the employee's absence from work on protective leave, during a period of natal care absence or during a period of absence from work to attend ante-natal classes in accordance with section 15A or for breastfeeding in accordance with section 15B shall be extended by the period of such absence.