Join My whatsapp GroupTHE MATERNITY BENEFIT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
THE MATERNITY BENEFIT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
An
Act further to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Amendments
1.Leave period increased
from 12 weeks (84 Days) to 26 Weeks(182 Days) for not more than two surviving children
2. Provided that the
maximum period entitled to maternity benefit by a woman having two or more than
two surviving children shall be twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks
shall precede the date of her expected delivery.
3.A woman who legally adopts
a child below the age of three months or a commissioning mother shall be
entitled to maternity benefit for a period of twelve weeks from the date the
child is handed over to the adopting mother or the commissioning mother, as the
case may be
4. In case where the
nature of work assigned to a woman is of such nature that she may work from
home, the employer may allow her to do so after availing of the maternity
benefit for such period and on such conditions as the employer and the woman
may mutually agree.’’
5. Every establishment
having fifty or more employees shall have the facility of créche within such
distance as may be prescribed, either separately or along with common
facilities : Provided that the employer shall allow four visits a day to the
creche by the woman, which shall also include the interval for rest allowed to
her.
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