Do you aware of Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2017

Maternity is an amazing and beautiful feeling in the world. The parent would be, feels that they are the most luckiest persons of the earth that god gifted us his blessing in their lap. But what about the women who are working and get pregnant, for them it is too an admirable blessing but they are also assumed that they have to leave their work station. Then working lady, Indian constitution has a lot for you and your maternity pleasure. So, enjoy for being a mother as well as an employee of your company and if your company doesn’t allow you to work then show them the rules and rights that Indian constitution has given to you. But, first you have to know about Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2017 and what are the benefits you have according to this act.

In 2017, an amendment was considered to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 that is called Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2017.

Got validation from April 01, 2017.

Applicable for all the women employment under factories, shops, mines, plantations, government relevant bodies.

Applicable legislation and Central Government bodies

• Provided 26 (twenty-six) weeks of paid Maternity leave for the first two child 

• 8 (eight) weeks prior to the date of expected delivery date 

• No increased benefit for the third child 

• 6 weeks pre and 6 weeks pro the delivery leaves for the third child 

• 12 weeks leave to a woman who adopts a child below the age of 3 (three) months 

• 12 weeks leave benefits are availed by a commissioning or surrogate mother 

• A mandatory creche facility in every organization having 50 (fifty) or more employees  

• Women employees are allowed to visits 4 times during the day to the crèche. 

• Also describing “work from home” for the women employee 

• Depends upon the nature of the work assigned to a woman and mutual understanding of an employer and employee. 

• Inform the woman employee about the Maternity Benefits Act at the time of joining.

The MB Amendment Act is a worthy initiative that was taken towards giving the protection for the women employees to know and use her right to carry profession guaranteed under Indian Constitution. So, you have any issues regarding this then you can consult a criminal lawyer in Delhi.

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