First, they invite suggestions from experts, retired judges, and labor commissioners. After that, they draft a notification and pass it through the assembly. Following this, they publish the notification along with its applicability and dates.
As of yet, the draft notification has not been published or enforced. However, companies have the option to provide benefits to their employees.
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14As of yet, the draft notification has not been published or enforced. However, companies have the option to provide benefits to their employees.
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It's evident from the Gazetted notification regarding the amendment that the government's thinking is different. Various provisions will have different dates for effective implementation. Therefore, there will not be a common date for all the provisions in the amended act. Let us wait and watch.
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Dear All, Please find the attachment for the enforcement notification of Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017 effective from 1st April 2017. Cheerss...
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The effective notification has been published on 31.03.2017
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Thanks Saravanan.
Now the long awaited notification has come and it's real and Official that amended provisions are split in to two and to take effect on two different dates viz-
The main provisio regarding Maternity Leave:
1) w.e.f. 1.7.2017 : Maternity Leave of 26 (twenty six) weeks of which not more than eight weeks ( Section 5 Sub section (3) of the Maternity Act ....
Sub section (3) (ii) “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”
“ (iii) in the proviso…”Provided further that”
(iv) in the proviso…”Provided also that”
2) All other provisions of the amendment will be effective from 1.4.2017 ie.:
re: Section 3, (ba) "Commissioning Mother" means a biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman...
After sub section (3) under Section (5) following shall be inserted :
“(4) A woman who legally adopts a child below the age of three months or a commissioning mothe 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.
“ (5) 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”
Inserted the following after section 11 of the Principal Act (Maternity Benefit Act) –
“ 11 A.(1) Every estalishment having fifty or more employees shall have the faciltiy of creche 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.
(2) Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every woman at the time of her initial appointment regarding eery benefit available under the Act”….
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Now the long awaited notification has come and it's real and Official that amended provisions are split in to two and to take effect on two different dates viz-
The main provisio regarding Maternity Leave:
1) w.e.f. 1.7.2017 : Maternity Leave of 26 (twenty six) weeks of which not more than eight weeks ( Section 5 Sub section (3) of the Maternity Act ....
Sub section (3) (ii) “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”
“ (iii) in the proviso…”Provided further that”
(iv) in the proviso…”Provided also that”
2) All other provisions of the amendment will be effective from 1.4.2017 ie.:
re: Section 3, (ba) "Commissioning Mother" means a biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman...
After sub section (3) under Section (5) following shall be inserted :
“(4) A woman who legally adopts a child below the age of three months or a commissioning mothe 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.
“ (5) 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”
Inserted the following after section 11 of the Principal Act (Maternity Benefit Act) –
“ 11 A.(1) Every estalishment having fifty or more employees shall have the faciltiy of creche 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.
(2) Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every woman at the time of her initial appointment regarding eery benefit available under the Act”….
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Yes, This Notification is Valid. The Above Notification for Maternity Act has been implemented w.e.f.01-04-2017.
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Dear All,
There is a corrigendum dated 03.04.2017 for the notification dated 31.03.2017, which is attached herewith. Please review the corrigendum along with all earlier notifications. A summary is attached in an Excel sheet.
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Sagar Ghule
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There is a corrigendum dated 03.04.2017 for the notification dated 31.03.2017, which is attached herewith. Please review the corrigendum along with all earlier notifications. A summary is attached in an Excel sheet.
Regards,
Sagar Ghule
7506254580
From India, Kalyan
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Good Afternoon, kindly clarify when is women employee eligible to avail maternity benefit, what is the minimum service days are required Thanks for your clarification. G Seethalakshmi 9176995923
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