TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Abstract for the Maternity Benefit, and the rules made under the Code on Social Security, 2020
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....od of six weeks for which she does not avail of leave of absence, any work which is of an arduous nature or which involves long hours of standing, or which in way is likely to interfere with her pregnancy or the normal development of the foetus, or is likely to cause her miscarriage or otherwise to adversely affect her health. 3. (a) Subject to the provisions of the Code, every woman who has actually worked in an establishment of the employer from whom she claims maternity benefit for a period of not less than eighty days, including the days during which she was laid off, shall be entitled to, and her employer shall be liable for, the payment of maternity benefit at the rate of her average daily wages, or the minimum rate of wage fixed o....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....under the provisions of any law for the time being in force. 4. (a) Any woman employed in an establishment and entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of the Code may give notice in writing in Form-XI to her employer, stating that her maternity benefit and any other amount to which she may be entitled under the Code may be paid to her or to such person as she may nominate in the notice and that she will not work in any establishment during the period for which she receives maternity benefit. (b) In the case of a woman who is pregnant, such notice shall state the date from which she will be absent from work, not being a date earlier than six weeks from the date of her expected delivery. (c) Any woman who has not given the....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....es for the leave period shall be paid within 48 hours of the expiry of that period. 6. 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 15 minutes' duration for nursing the child until the child attains the age of fifteen months. An extra sufficient period, depending upon the distance to be covered, shall be allowed for the purpose of the journey to and from the creche or the place where the children are left by women while on duty, provided that such extra period shall be upto 15 minutes. 7. (1) When a woman absents herself from work in accordance with the provisions of the Code, it shall be....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....uch appeal whether the woman should or should not be deprived of maternity benefit or medical bonus or both, shall be final. 8. If a woman works in any establishment after she has been permitted by her employer to absent herself under the provisions of the Code, she shall forfeit her claim to the maternity benefit for such period. 9. (1) Any woman claiming the maternity benefit or any other amount to which she is entitled under the Code and any person claiming that payment due has been improperly withheld may make complaint to the Inspector-cum-Facilitators in writing in Form-XIII-A. (2) The Inspector-cum-Facilitators may, on his own motion or on receipt of a complaint in Form- XIII-A, make an inquiry or cause an enquiry to be made....