It didn't create any extra rights or responsibilities - there's still no proxy voting, for example. All that happens is that the member still gets paid, which is exactly what happened in the previous system anyway.
But, and here's the crux of it: can you avail of maternity leave if you didn't sign the roll and you're not considered a TD to begin with?
Fantastic analysis
Hi Gavin didn’t maternity leave for members pass in Oct? Has it not been commenced?
It didn't create any extra rights or responsibilities - there's still no proxy voting, for example. All that happens is that the member still gets paid, which is exactly what happened in the previous system anyway.
But, and here's the crux of it: can you avail of maternity leave if you didn't sign the roll and you're not considered a TD to begin with?
So sharp and cleanly written — respect.