Dear Jayesh,
Here are the required details.
As per provisions of the Maternity Benefits Act 1961, a lady employee is entitled to maternity leave on application by the lady employee concerned along with a certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.
A lady employee is entitled to maternity leave for a: -
- Maximum of 26 weeks for first 2 children, Maximum of 12 weeks with two or more surviving children
- Maximum of 12 weeks for a commissioning mother (a woman who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman) & adopting mother (the age of the adopted child should be less than 3 years). The period of maternity leave will be calculated from the date the child is handed over to the mother. This leave is applicable only for the first two children
- The leave must be availed at a stretch
The other provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 shall apply, as the case may be.
The following provisions are additionally being made applicable:
A lady employee, after exhausting the eligible maternity leave with full pay under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, is being provided with the following options:
• Avail Privilege Leave to her credit with full pay
• In case the PL is exhausted then she can avail extended maternity leave with half pay up to another 12 weeks
From India, Mumbai
Here are the required details.
As per provisions of the Maternity Benefits Act 1961, a lady employee is entitled to maternity leave on application by the lady employee concerned along with a certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner.
A lady employee is entitled to maternity leave for a: -
- Maximum of 26 weeks for first 2 children, Maximum of 12 weeks with two or more surviving children
- Maximum of 12 weeks for a commissioning mother (a woman who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman) & adopting mother (the age of the adopted child should be less than 3 years). The period of maternity leave will be calculated from the date the child is handed over to the mother. This leave is applicable only for the first two children
- The leave must be availed at a stretch
The other provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 shall apply, as the case may be.
The following provisions are additionally being made applicable:
A lady employee, after exhausting the eligible maternity leave with full pay under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, is being provided with the following options:
• Avail Privilege Leave to her credit with full pay
• In case the PL is exhausted then she can avail extended maternity leave with half pay up to another 12 weeks
From India, Mumbai
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