Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 50

Disqualifications

Section 50 sets out the circumstances under which a woman may be disqualified from receiving maternity benefit.

• Regulations may disqualify a woman from maternity benefit if she works during the payment period.
• Disqualifying work includes any insurable employment, insurable (occupational injuries) employment, or insurable self-employment.
• Certain other employments and self-employments specified in Schedule 1 also trigger disqualification.
• Failing to attend or submit to a required medical examination without good cause is also a disqualifying event.