Showing posts with label Other country's Maternity Benefit.Compare with other nations Maternity Benefit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Other country's Maternity Benefit.Compare with other nations Maternity Benefit. Show all posts

Sep 7, 2014

All about Maternity Leave


According to Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 you're entitled to maternity benefits at the rate of your average daily wage for the period of your absence, for a maximum period of 12 weeks (6 weeks before delivery and 6 weeks after). You can only claim this compensation though if you have worked at least 80 days for your employer in the last 12 months.  The amount of maternity benefit for the period preceding the  date of her expected delivery shall be paid in advance by the employer  to the woman on production of such proof as may be prescribed that the  woman is pregnant, and the amount due for the subsequent period shall  be paid by the employer to the woman within forty-eight hours of  production of such proof as may be prescribed that the woman has been  delivered of a child.

The woman employee must give the notice of her absent from her duty prior six weeks of her pregnancy. Any woman who has not given the notice when she was pregnant
 may give such notice as soon as possible after the delivery also.

Notice to emplyer about the pregnancy

The failure to give notice under this section shall not disentitle a woman to maternity benefit or any other amount under this Act if she is otherwise entitled to such benefit or amount and in any such case an Inspector may either of his own motion or on an application made to him by the woman, order the payment of such benefit or amount within such period as may be specified in the order.

Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of the employee

Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman who is entitled any amount under this Act the employer is liable for maternity benefit. the employer shall pay such benefit or amount to the person nominated by the woman in the notice given before to her delivery OR er legal representative.

Leave for miscarriage

Under miscarriage(expulsion of the contents of a pregnant uterus at any period after the twenty-sixth week of pregnancy) woman shall on production of such proof as may be prescribed be entitled to leave  with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a period of six weeks immediately following the day of her miscarriage.

Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child, or miscarriage

on production of such proof as may be prescribed, be entitled, in addition to the period of absence allowed to her under section 6, or, as the case may be, under section 9 of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a maximum period of one month.

Payment of medical bonus


Under section 8 of this ACT defines, Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under this Act shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a medical bonus of 1*[two hundred and fifty rupees], if no pre-natal confinement and post-natal care is provided for by the employer free of charge.

Nursing breaks


Under section 11 of this ACT defines,  Every woman delivered of a child who returns to duty after such delivery shall, in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her, be allowed in the course of her daily work two breaks of the prescribed duration for nursing the child until the child attains the age of fifteen months.

Dismissal during absence of pregnancy

Under section 12 of this ACT defines, When a woman absents herself from work in accordance with the provisions of this Act, it shall be unlawful for her employer to discharge or dismiss her during or on account of such absence or to give notice of discharge or dismissal on such a day that the notice will expire during such absence, or to vary to her disadvantage any of the conditions of her service.

The discharge or dismissal of a woman at any time during her pregnancy entitled to maternity benefit or medical bonus referred to in section 8, shall not have the effect of depriving her of the maternity benefit or medical bonus.

Provided that where the dismissal is for any prescribed gross misconduct, the employer may, by order in writing communicated to the woman, deprive her of the maternity benefit or medical bonus or both. If done so then within sixty days from the date on which order of such deprivation or discharge or dismissal is communicated to her, appeal to such authority as may be prescribed, and the decision of that authority on  such appeal, whether the woman should or should not be deprived of maternity benefit or medical bonus, or both, or discharged or dismissed shall be final.

Herewith a comparison across various nations.

CountryDuration Of Leave
Sweden1 year
Croatia2 year
Canada52
UK52
Denmark44
Norway22
Italy20
Poland20
UK18
Australia18
Venezuela16
France16
Spain16
Netherlands14
Germany14
Japan12
India12
Maxico12
South Africa12
Pakistan 0