Hello Everyone,
I need help in understanding a doubt of mine regarding the Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2016. Suppose a woman has applied for Maternity Leave as per the old rules (twelve weeks of leave), and while she was on leave, these amendments are notified by the Government, making the new rule of twenty-six weeks applicable. Under such a scenario, can a woman (who was already on leave for 12 weeks under the previous act before the amendment) legally extend her leave to 26 weeks according to the new amendments? I am sure many people will have this question. Any help or guidance on this will be humbly appreciated.
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I need help in understanding a doubt of mine regarding the Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2016. Suppose a woman has applied for Maternity Leave as per the old rules (twelve weeks of leave), and while she was on leave, these amendments are notified by the Government, making the new rule of twenty-six weeks applicable. Under such a scenario, can a woman (who was already on leave for 12 weeks under the previous act before the amendment) legally extend her leave to 26 weeks according to the new amendments? I am sure many people will have this question. Any help or guidance on this will be humbly appreciated.
Thanks
From India, Mumbai
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Yes. The employees currently in Maternity Leave will be eligible for the new Rule. FYI, the Gazette notification of the said amendment is not yet released.
From India, Chennai
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The Maternity Leave will be for 12 weeks until the Gazette Notification is released. If the maternity leave of 12 weeks is completed before the notification is released, then no extension will be provided as per the new amendment. If the notification is released before the expiry of the Maternity leave of 12 weeks, the extension of 14 weeks can be accepted, in my best view. Seniors, please guide if wrong.
From India, Ahmadabad
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From India, Ahmadabad
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Can we make the changes/update in our existing Maternity leave policy or have to wait for Gazette notification.Please suggest..
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Some of the companies have changed their internal Maternity Leave Policy. I recently learned about a company that sent an email to all its employees regarding the policy change, mentioning that they voluntarily initiated the change for "Women Empowerment." Many companies are waiting for the Official Gazette notification.
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Thank you so much for your time and replies. I hope that after the release of the Gazette Notification, companies will promptly update their policies and officially inform those already on maternity leave. I hope that employees will not have to struggle to get their leaves extended as per the amendment.
Thank you once again.
From India, Mumbai
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Thank you once again.
From India, Mumbai
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Gazette notification is already released. Please find the attached notification. Nishant Jha
From India, New Delhi
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This notification is just for introduction of the Bill in Rajya Sabha. It is not an Act.
From India, Malappuram
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From India, Malappuram
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Thank you P C Agrawal, is there any hope to have this come to effect before the next Lok Sabha session?
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