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Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
Any woman employed in an establishment and entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of The Maternity Benefit Act,1970 may give notice in writing in such form as may be prescribed, to her employer, stating that her maternity benefit and any other amount to which she may be entitled under the Act 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.
In 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.
Any woman who has not given the notice when she was pregnant may give such notice as soon as possible after delivery.
On receipt of notice, the employer shall permit such woman to absent herself from the establishment during the period for which she receives the maternity benefit.
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 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 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 with such period as may be specified in the order. –The Maternity Benefit Act 1961
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Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
Any woman employed in an establishment and entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of The Maternity Benefit Act,1970 may give notice in writing in such form as may be prescribed, to her employer, stating that her maternity benefit and any other amount to which she may be entitled under the Act 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.
In 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.
Any woman who has not given the notice when she was pregnant may give such notice as soon as possible after delivery.
On receipt of notice, the employer shall permit such woman to absent herself from the establishment during the period for which she receives the maternity benefit.
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 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 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 with such period as may be specified in the order. –The Maternity Benefit Act 1961
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