· The expecting women employees are eligible to avail
maternity leave,
· Employee should have completed a minimum of 80 days of
service to be eligible for maternity leave,
· If you are on probation, you are entitled to avail
maternity leave, subject to fulfillment of the above mentioned conditions.
Entitlement under Maternity Benefit Act
· Paid maternity leave entitles is for 3 months or 90 days
(although as per the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, a women employee is eligible
for 12 weeks or 84 days of leave).She can avail a maternity leave of 12 weeks
depending on your pre / post-delivery requirement. Full salary is payable
during first 3 months of maternity leave.
Process in applying maternity leave
· You need to inform your supervisor that you will be preceding
on maternity leave atleast 3 months before the date of delivery date.
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