Maternity benefits as per the law
10-Aug-2023 (In Labour & Service Law)
What are statutory maternity benefits , can employee be denied to give me such benefits?
This is my response to you:
1. You must read the Act: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/678/maternitybenefitsact1961.pdf
2. The Act, empowers the employee;
3. The employer is bound to disburse the maternity benefits to the employee.
1. You must read the Act: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/678/maternitybenefitsact1961.pdf
2. The Act, empowers the employee;
3. The employer is bound to disburse the maternity benefits to the employee.
As per your query and recent amendment answer will be as:
As per the amendment made to the Maternity Benefit Act in 2016, the maternity leave duration allowed is now 26 weeks, compared to the previous time period of 12 weeks. The duration allowed for prenatal leave is 12 weeks.
The leave duration allowed for women with two or more children is less – the maternity leave, in this case, is for 12 weeks and the prenatal leave is 6 weeks.
To be eligible for the Maternity Benefit Act, a woman must have been employed at the establishment for at least 80 days in the last 12 months.
In the unfortunate circumstance of a miscarriage, the employee is allowed 6 weeks leave from the date of the incident.
A pregnant employee can start her maternity leave up to 8 weeks before the delivery due date.
The pay that an employee receives during maternity leave will be considered for income tax, depending on the tax bracket she falls under.
Employee cannot denies to give such benefits.
For consultation you may contact me.
Thank you
As per the amendment made to the Maternity Benefit Act in 2016, the maternity leave duration allowed is now 26 weeks, compared to the previous time period of 12 weeks. The duration allowed for prenatal leave is 12 weeks.
The leave duration allowed for women with two or more children is less – the maternity leave, in this case, is for 12 weeks and the prenatal leave is 6 weeks.
To be eligible for the Maternity Benefit Act, a woman must have been employed at the establishment for at least 80 days in the last 12 months.
In the unfortunate circumstance of a miscarriage, the employee is allowed 6 weeks leave from the date of the incident.
A pregnant employee can start her maternity leave up to 8 weeks before the delivery due date.
The pay that an employee receives during maternity leave will be considered for income tax, depending on the tax bracket she falls under.
Employee cannot denies to give such benefits.
For consultation you may contact me.
Thank you
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