30In that respect, it should be noted that it was in view of the risk that the provisions relating to maternity leave would be ineffective if rights connected with the employment contract were not maintained, that the Community legislature provided, in Article 11(2)(b) of Directive 92/85, that ‘maintenance of a payment to, and/or entitlement to an adequate allowance’ for workers to whom the directive applies must be ensured in the case of the maternity leave referred to in Article 8.
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