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Maternity Benefit Policy Overview

The document outlines an organization's maternity benefit policy. It states that all female employees who have worked for at least 80 days in the last 12 months are eligible. The maximum maternity benefit period is 26 weeks for employees with less than two surviving children. Employees can take up to 8 weeks of leave before the expected delivery date. The policy also provides regulations around taking maternity leave, pay benefits during the leave, and additional details such as resignation procedures.

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Maternity Benefit Policy Overview

The document outlines an organization's maternity benefit policy. It states that all female employees who have worked for at least 80 days in the last 12 months are eligible. The maximum maternity benefit period is 26 weeks for employees with less than two surviving children. Employees can take up to 8 weeks of leave before the expected delivery date. The policy also provides regulations around taking maternity leave, pay benefits during the leave, and additional details such as resignation procedures.

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MATERNITY BENEFIT POLICY

ELIGIBILITY

 All female employees on confirmed employment who have completed not less than
eighty days in the twelve months of continuous service(from the date of employment
Agreement) immediately preceding the expected date of delivery of child.

 The maximum period for which any women with less than two surviving children shall
be entitled to maternity benefit shall be 26 weeks.

 Not more than eight weeks of leave shall precede the date of expected delivery.

 Maternity benefit shall be availed up to eight weeks before the date of delivery of child.

 Eligibility of benefit is restricted up to two surviving children only.

REGULATIONS

 The applicant can avail not more than 8 weeks of Maternity leave before the date of
delivery. The maximum Maternity Leave benefit under normal circumstances will be 26
weeks

 The applicant should inform about the pregnancy to the HR Department of the Company
before applying for Maternity Leave.

 The application should be supported by a medical certificate confirming the pregnancy


and expected date of child birth.

 Un-availed Maternity Leave cannot be encashed.

 No leave can be clubbed with Maternity Leave. However, you can take un-availed
Maternity Leave at any time within three months of delivery.

 The weekly offs and holidays falling during the Maternity leave will be part of the leaves
availed.
PAY BENEFIT

 The Company provides 26weeks (6 Months) paid salary

 In case of miscarriage, a woman shall, on production of such proof as may be prescribed,


be entitled to leave with wages at the rate of maternity benefit, for a period of seven days
immediately following the day of the miscarriage.

 In normal circumstances, the employee should resume her duties post Maternity Leave
stipulated above; failing which the Maternity Leave period will be treated as
unauthorized leave. Consequently, disciplinary action will be initiated and no salary will
be paid for these days.

 Leave deductions (Leave without pay and Notice Period) shall be calculated at the rate of
gross payroll salary.

ADDITIONAL POINTS

 If an employee wishes to exercise her option to resign her employment immediately after
availing the Maternity Leave with Maternity Benefit stated above, will be accepted only
on medical grounds. In such case, the reasons stated in the medical report will be
mentioned in the relieving letter.

 The onus of timely submission of approved Maternity Leave application to the HR


department of the Company lies completely on the employee and while processing the
payroll no prior intimation will be sent to the defaulting employee, however on
production of notice to avail the Maternity Benefit the Company will provide the same to
the employee.

 Any exceptions would have to be approved by the relevant authority.

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