The effect of a transfer from additional maternity leave to sick leave and the entitlement to the balance of the additional leave was also considered specifically by the working group. In this regard it was noted that the European Court of Justice stated, in Margaret Boyle and Others v. the Equal Opportunities Commission, that "in order for a woman on maternity leave to qualify for sick leave, she may be required to terminate the period of supplementary maternity leave granted to her by the employer". Where an employee terminates additional maternity leave in order to have her absence from work treated in the same manner as any other absence from work due to sickness, she may benefit from payment in respect of sick leave, depending on the sick leave arrangements available under her employment contract, whereas an absence on additional maternity leave does not attract payment.