Dear Experts,
I am working as an HR in an IT company in Punjab. I am facing some problems in preparing a maternity leave policy for the company. Kindly give your suggestions related to the following questions:
1. Is maternity leave paid or unpaid?
2. What is the maximum number of leaves that can be availed as maternity leave?
Thanks
From India, Ludhiana
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1I am working as an HR in an IT company in Punjab. I am facing some problems in preparing a maternity leave policy for the company. Kindly give your suggestions related to the following questions:
1. Is maternity leave paid or unpaid?
2. What is the maximum number of leaves that can be availed as maternity leave?
Thanks
From India, Ludhiana
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Hi,
Maternity leave is paid leave.
Please refer to the key points as per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017.
Eligibility: As per the Act, to be eligible for maternity benefit, a woman must have been working as an employee in an establishment for a period of at least 80 days in the past 12 months.
Increase in Maternity Benefit: The period of paid maternity leave ("Maternity Benefit") that a woman employee is entitled to has been increased to 26 (twenty-six) weeks. Further, the Act previously allowed pregnant women to avail Maternity Benefit for only 6 (six) weeks prior to the date of expected delivery. Now, this period is increased to 8 (eight) weeks. Maternity benefit of 26 weeks can be extended to women who are already under maternity leave at the time of enforcement of this Amendment.
No increased benefit for the third child: The increased Maternity Benefit is only available for the first two children. The Amendment provides that a woman having two or more surviving children shall only be entitled to 12 (twelve) weeks of Maternity Benefit of which not more than 6 (six) shall be taken prior to the date of the expected delivery.
Adoption/Surrogacy: A woman who adopts a child below the age of 3 (three) months, or a commissioning mother (means a biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman), will be entitled to Maternity Benefit for a period of 12 (twelve) weeks from the date the child is handed over to the adopting mother or the commissioning mother.
Creche Facility: Every establishment having 50 (fifty) or more employees is required to have a mandatory creche facility (within the prescribed distance from the establishment), either separately or along with other common facilities. The woman is also to be allowed 4 (four) visits a day to the creche, which will include the interval for rest allowed to her.
From India, Madras
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Maternity leave is paid leave.
Please refer to the key points as per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017.
Eligibility: As per the Act, to be eligible for maternity benefit, a woman must have been working as an employee in an establishment for a period of at least 80 days in the past 12 months.
Increase in Maternity Benefit: The period of paid maternity leave ("Maternity Benefit") that a woman employee is entitled to has been increased to 26 (twenty-six) weeks. Further, the Act previously allowed pregnant women to avail Maternity Benefit for only 6 (six) weeks prior to the date of expected delivery. Now, this period is increased to 8 (eight) weeks. Maternity benefit of 26 weeks can be extended to women who are already under maternity leave at the time of enforcement of this Amendment.
No increased benefit for the third child: The increased Maternity Benefit is only available for the first two children. The Amendment provides that a woman having two or more surviving children shall only be entitled to 12 (twelve) weeks of Maternity Benefit of which not more than 6 (six) shall be taken prior to the date of the expected delivery.
Adoption/Surrogacy: A woman who adopts a child below the age of 3 (three) months, or a commissioning mother (means a biological mother who uses her egg to create an embryo implanted in any other woman), will be entitled to Maternity Benefit for a period of 12 (twelve) weeks from the date the child is handed over to the adopting mother or the commissioning mother.
Creche Facility: Every establishment having 50 (fifty) or more employees is required to have a mandatory creche facility (within the prescribed distance from the establishment), either separately or along with other common facilities. The woman is also to be allowed 4 (four) visits a day to the creche, which will include the interval for rest allowed to her.
From India, Madras
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