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Labour Laws Punjab Ministry of Labour and Employment Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

The Punjab Government issues clarifications released by Government of India on Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended in 2017)

20-Apr-2023 | Memo No. 24/02/2016-2L(PF-1)/ 340

The Punjab Government issues clarifications released by Government of India on Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended in 2017). Some clarifications issued are as provided here :
1. The Maternity Benefit Act applies to all women who are employed in contractual capacity or as a consultant either directly or through an agency.
2. The enhanced maternity benefit, as modified by the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) bill, 2016 can be extended to women who are already under maternity leave at the time of enforcement of this Amendment Act.
3.Those women employees who had already availed 12 weeks of maternity leave before enforcement of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 i.e. 1st April 2017, shall not be entitled to avail of the extended benefit of the 26 weeks of leave.
4. Under Section 12 of the Maternity Benefit. Act, 1961 it is emphasized that any dismissal or discharge of a woman during the pregnancy is unlawful and such an employer can be punished under Section 21 of the Act.
5.It is clarified that all those outsourced employees whose ESI Deduction is made shall get the maternity benefit under the Employees Insurance Act 1948.

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