Hi Tania, Vasundha,
This is Ali.
Condition of Eligibility
As per the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 Women indulging temporary are eligible for meternity benefit when she is expecting a chinld and has worked for her employer 80 days in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of her expected delivery.
Coverage
Upon all women emplyees iether employed directly or through contractor except domestic women employees employed in mines, factories, plantations and also in other establishments if the state goverment decides to apply this Act t women employee in shops and commercial establishments, they also will get the benefit of this act. Presently Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, WB, UP, AP and Orrisa has done so.
Condition for claiming Benefits.
Ten weeks before the date of her expected delivery. She may ask the employer to give her light work for a month. At that time she should produce a certificate that she is pregnant.
She should give written notice to the employer about seven weeks before the date of her delivery that she will be absent for six week before and after her delivery. she should also name the person to whom payment will be made in case she cannot take it herself.
She should take the payment for the first six weeks before she goes on leave.
She will get payment for the six weeks after child birth within 48 hours of giving proof that she has had a child.
She will be entitled to two nursing breaks of feefteen minutes each in the course o her daily work till her child is fifteen months old.
Her employer connot dischage her or change her conditions of service while she is on maternity leave.
Exception : Women dismissed for gross miscunduct loss their right under the Act fot Maternity Benefit.
Leaves for Miscarriage & Tubectomy Operation
Leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a period of six weeks immediately fllowing the day of her miscarriage or her medical termination of pregnancy.
Entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit for a period of two weeks immediately following the day of her tubectomy operation.
Hope you have cleared the matter now..
Regards,
Ali