I joined this company on December 24th, 2013. According to the company policy, I am on probation for 6 months. I am currently one month pregnant. Will I not be eligible for maternity benefits? Or could I be laid off because I am pregnant?
Could you kindly advise me on how to proceed? Should I discuss this with the management now?
From India, Mumbai
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Could you kindly advise me on how to proceed? Should I discuss this with the management now?
From India, Mumbai
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As per my knowledge, women employees are eligible for maternity leave upon completion of a minimum of 80 days of service at the organization, as defined in The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. This facility will be available for the birth of the first two children only. Maternity leave would be granted for a maximum of 90 days, including all the weekly offs and holidays falling in between.
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Ashish
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Ashish
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Congratulations, Perra! I do not know if your company will provide you with all the maternity benefits, but they will not ask you to leave for sure. They may offer you unpaid leave, but you can always check with your company's HR department.
Please take care of yourself, and all the best.
From India, Pune
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Please take care of yourself, and all the best.
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Congratulations! Don't worry, concentrate on your work; you will get the Maternity Benefit. If you are covered under ESIC, then ESIC will take care of Maternity Benefit. If not, then you are still eligible for Maternity Leave. Regarding your probation period, there is no clause wherein you will be denied Maternity Benefit during probation.
Lastly, the company cannot lay you off for the reason of pregnancy, so rest assured.
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Lastly, the company cannot lay you off for the reason of pregnancy, so rest assured.
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hi, if you have completed 80 days work, you are entitle for benefit under maternity benefit upto 2 child no, the organisation has no rights to lay off Regards Govind
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There is no such condition laid down by the Maternity Benefit Act that restricts the benefit to two children only. Since you have been working since December 2013, you are definitely entitled to the benefit. All the best.
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B. Saikumar
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B. Saikumar
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Congratulations on Becoming a Parent
- Your pregnancy does not affect your probation period.
- You cannot be laid off due to your pregnancy.
- You have the right to enjoy maternity benefits; if you fail to receive them, you can challenge the decision.
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From India, Chennai
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- Your pregnancy does not affect your probation period.
- You cannot be laid off due to your pregnancy.
- You have the right to enjoy maternity benefits; if you fail to receive them, you can challenge the decision.
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From India, Chennai
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Surprisingly, there is no HR in this company; everything is handled by the commercial department. I have informed the commercial team and my reporting boss about my pregnancy, hoping that there would be some lenience because they expect us to work extra hours until late and also on weekends sometimes. But this has turned out to be a nightmare for me as of now.
The commercial person says that I'm on probation, so until I'm permanent, I cannot apply for any leave or avail any maternity benefits. If the company wishes, they can relieve me or extend my probation. I had replied to him that firstly, there were no KPIs given so that there is a standard measured during and after probation, and under what grounds can they terminate or extend probation—I need the same in writing. After which, he did not speak.
Now, my reporting boss expects me to attend every meeting whether I'm required or not. Also, since a recce requires me to take clients to show the sites around the city, which actually worsens my condition of tremendous back pain and nausea. I have three people reporting to me, but still, for petty jobs like this, he wants me to go. He unnecessarily shouts at me for no fault of mine, even on weekends. When the branch is doing well with numbers and is healthy, these actions are leading to a conclusion that they are forcing me to leave the company on my own.
Isn't this unfair that at this stage I have to go through this kind of stress both physically and mentally on a daily basis? How do I handle this? Kindly advise me, I've been having sleepless nights over this.
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The commercial person says that I'm on probation, so until I'm permanent, I cannot apply for any leave or avail any maternity benefits. If the company wishes, they can relieve me or extend my probation. I had replied to him that firstly, there were no KPIs given so that there is a standard measured during and after probation, and under what grounds can they terminate or extend probation—I need the same in writing. After which, he did not speak.
Now, my reporting boss expects me to attend every meeting whether I'm required or not. Also, since a recce requires me to take clients to show the sites around the city, which actually worsens my condition of tremendous back pain and nausea. I have three people reporting to me, but still, for petty jobs like this, he wants me to go. He unnecessarily shouts at me for no fault of mine, even on weekends. When the branch is doing well with numbers and is healthy, these actions are leading to a conclusion that they are forcing me to leave the company on my own.
Isn't this unfair that at this stage I have to go through this kind of stress both physically and mentally on a daily basis? How do I handle this? Kindly advise me, I've been having sleepless nights over this.
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Perra, don't give up; gear yourself up. Try to continue with the job. Both the job and pregnancy are important. However, prioritize your pregnancy and child. If you decide to leave the company due to pressure, then lodge complaints with higher officials and escalate the matter to government bodies to hold those officials accountable. Teach those individuals a good lesson with the help of a lawyer.
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Right to payment of maternity benefits.doc
Maternity Benefits Act 1961.pdf