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Maternity Benefit Act

Section 5-B: Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases

Every woman-
(a) who is employed in a factory or other establishment to which the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), apply;
(b) whose wages (excluding remuneration for overtime work) for a month exceed the amount specified in sub-clause (b) of clause (9) of Section 2 of that Act; and
(c) who fulfills the conditions specified in sub-section (2) of Section 5,
shall be entitled to the payment of maternity benefit under this Act.]

Related Keywords

Maternity/Pregnancy

Women Employees