Report Abuse. You can use a flag in any programming language. It's just a variable to hold the state of a condition. Most are boolean (basically, on or off, 0 or 1) but can be any value. A simple flag could be, if a certain condition is true then flag = 1. Then later in the program the value of flag can be tested.eport Abuse. You can use a flag in any programming language. It's just a variable to hold the state of a condition. Most are boolean (basically, on or off, 0 or 1) but can be any value. A simple flag could be, if a certain condition is true then flag = 1. Then later in the program the value of flag can be tested.
The way I interpreted it, was that you can leave when you are about 25 weeks pregnant. I think you get something like 15 or 17 weeks pregnancy leave, and then 35 weeks maternity leave. If you save them up, though, you get almost a full year with baby.
The earliest date on which you can start your leave is that Sunday. As long as it does not fall more than 11 weeks before your baby is due, it is generally up to you when your maternity leave begins. You can even choose to work right up to the date the baby is born.You should note that the start of your maternity leave might be triggered automatically if: 1  you have a pregnancy-related illness or absence in the last four weeks of your pregnancy.s long as it does not fall more than 11 weeks before your baby is due, it is generally up to you when your maternity leave begins. You can even choose to work right up to the date the baby is born. You should note that the start of your maternity leave might be triggered automatically if: