Navigating Maternity Act Policies for NGOs: Does It Apply and What Should We Know?

Setting up policies for an NGO dealing with juvenile homes. Just wanted to know, does the Maternity Act also apply to NGOs.

The audience with which employees deal is highly sensitive; hence, keeping in mind the well-being of a pregnant lady is of utmost importance. Can anyone highlight some key points related to the Maternity Act and NGOs.

Your establishment, the NGO, will be engaged in some kind of activity, and such activity will be carried out with the help of employees who will be paid remuneration. Certainly, a master-servant relationship will be there. As such, labor laws including the Maternity Benefit Act will be applicable to you.

Since you are involved in a highly sensitive service, you should never think of depriving the rights of the employees who perform this sensitive work.