# The Armed Forces (Redundancy, Resettlement and Gratuity Earnings Schemes) (No. 2) Order 2010, Article 21: Maternity, adoption and paternity leave

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) When calculating service for the payment of a gratuity under article 17(2)—
(a) any period of paid ordinary maternity leave, paid shared parental leave paid paternity leave or paid ordinary adoption leave whether the pay is at the statutory minimum, reduced pay or full pay rate, will count as both qualifying and reckonable service;
(b) if, more than six months before expiry of the commitment period and as a result of pregnancy or the adoption of a child, a person decides to retire or fails to complete the commission after pre-natal leave, ordinary maternity leave, additional maternity leave shared parental leave, , ... paternity leave, ordinary adoption leave or additional adoption leave, the gratuity payment will be calculated pro rata.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b), “pre-natal leave” means unpaid leave that is taken prior to the birth of a child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/832/article/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-redundancy-resettlement-and-gratuity-earnings-schemes-no-2-order-2010/article-21
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