Clause 12

Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) and any regulations made under section 20, where an employer has made payment to an employee under section 12B(9) for extended childcare leave taken in any relevant period by the employee, the employer shall be entitled to claim reimbursement from the Government for the amount paid to the employee for the extended childcare leave not exceeding 2 days.(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the amount of reimbursement which an employer shall be entitled to claim from the Government under subsection (1) in respect of an employee —

shall not exceed $500 for each day of extended childcare leave taken by the employee; and

shall not exceed $1,000 in any calendar year.(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Government may refuse to reimburse an employer for any amount paid by the employer to an employee for any day of extended childcare leave taken by the employee in any calendar year, if the Government has already reimbursed the employer or any other employer or employers for the amount or amounts paid to the employee for a total of 2 days of extended childcare leave taken by the employee in that calendar year.(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Government may refuse to reimburse an employer for any amount paid by the employer to an employee for any day of extended childcare leave taken by the employee in respect of a qualifying child, if the Government has already reimbursed the employer or any other employer or employers for the amount or amounts paid to the employee for a total of 12 days of extended childcare leave taken by the employee in respect of that qualifying child.”.