Maternity Leave [Thread 447244]

Good day
I would like to know if it possible to take 6 months maternity leave,
our leave policy is four months and is without pay as I m still new in the company

Hi,
Many i know your salary details, because if you covered under esic then will pay 3 months cash benefits and the extension leave with out wages its totally depends on doctor prescription, the person to whom your reporting and then HR.

Is cost to company with the following deductions
Pension fund
UIF
PAYE
life cover and medical aid
there is no ESIE

Dear Mam'm
As per MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
Period for which a woman is entitled to maternity benefit
Maximum period a woman is entitled to maternity benefit shall be 12 weeks of which up to 6 weeks shall be before the date of her expected delivery.
A woman shall not be entitled to MB unless she has actually worked in the establishment for a period of not less than 80 days in the 12 months immediately preceding the date of her expected date of delivery.
A woman shall be entitled to the payment of MB at the rate of average daily wage for the period of her actual absence (maximum 12 weeks), or the rate fixed under the Minimum Wages Act or Rs. 10/- per day whichever is higher.

Now the boll is into your management court to get extension of maternity leave.
Handle it in smooth manner or else you can take leave as per law like 3 moths 6 weeks before delivery and another 06 weeks after devilry after this handle like come to office 5 days in month or 10days in month up to 6 months from when you started take leave .

Hi Kindly go through the below link
Leave Policy for different sectors in India « hrmexpress
Let me know if further assistance required.

As per the Maternity Act:

1. You are eligible for a 3months' PAID maternity leave
2. If you have illness and can prove so by the way of medical certificate, your PAID leave can be extended by a month.
3. Apart from these, you can also avail UNPAID leaves upto 1month. However, this is at your employer's will to accept or reject and there's no binding by law here.

Hi Ankita,
A good reply done. Yuo h'v described pointwise the real means of Maternity Act'61
Ajay Sinha

Madam,
since you are posted at south africa the maternity benefit act - 1961 will not apply there.
It is applicable in india only and not in south africa. Please refer your local laws.
P.n.pathak.
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