Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Maternity_Benefit_Act,_1961
gptkbp:appliesTo establishments with 10 or more employees
women employees in India
gptkbp:category Women's rights
Labour law
Social welfare legislation
gptkbp:dateEnacted 27 March 2017
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
gptkbp:increasesMaternityLeave 26 weeks
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:India
gptkbp:mandate work from home option after maternity leave
crèche facility for establishments with 50 or more employees
gptkbp:providesFor 12 weeks maternity leave for adopting mothers
12 weeks maternity leave for commissioning mothers
12 weeks maternity leave for women with two or more children
gptkbp:replacedBy 12 weeks maternity leave with 26 weeks
gptkbp:requires employers to inform women employees of maternity benefits
gptkbp:startDate 1 April 2017
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maternity_Benefit_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6