other law applicable to the establishment; (ii) he has been on leave with full wages, earned in the previous year; (iii) he has been absent ... case of a female, she has been on maternity leave; so, however, that the total period of such maternity leave does not exceed [such period
Rule 31, leave of the kind due
and admissible (including commuted leave for a
period not exceeding 60 days and leave not due)
upto ... Oxford English
Dictionary, maternity means- motherhood. Maternity
means the period during pregnancy and shortly after
the child's birth. If Maternity means motherhood
Section 79 in The Factories Act, 1948
79. Annual leave with wages.—
(1) Every worker who has worked for a period of 240 days ... standing orders; (b) in the case of a female worker, maternity leave for any number of days not exceeding twelve weeks; and (c) the leave
other law applicable to the industrial establishment; (ii) he has been on leave with full wages, earned in the previous years; (iii) he has been ... case of a female, she has been on maternity leave; so, however, that the total period of such maternity leave does not exceed twelve weeks
squarely applies
to the facts of the present case, as maternity leave sought for
by the petitioner for upbringing of a newly born child ... leave salary
equal to pay drawn immediately before
proceeding on leave.
(2) Such leave shall not be debited against the
leave account.
(3) Maternity leave
earlier, by an order dated 2.4.2002.
3. The petitioner remained on maternity leave from the month of December 2001 to March ... gave birth to a baby. The petitioner also applied for maternity leave for a period of four months commencing from 2.5.2004. The maternity leave
Maternity Act speaks of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases. Section 6 provides notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof. Section ... Child Care Leave to its employees.
Maternity benefit is a social insurance and the Maternity Leave is given for maternal and child health and family
treated as
earned leave, medical leave, half pay leave, and extraordinary leave respectively. The
period of extraordinary leave was not counted towards increments ... child care leave, she shall be paid leave
salary equal to the pay drawn immediately before proceeding on
leave.
(3) Child care leave
benefit, as has been provided under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 ,
which provides for 12 weeks maternity leave, has been complied with
as 90 days ... proceeded to grant of benefit under the Maternity
Benefit Act, 1961 where six weeks of maternity leave stands provided
and accordingly, the said benefit
means a form appended to these rules; (g) "leave" means earned leave, leave on medical certificate, maternity leave, extraordinary leave, leave not due, casual leave
