An employer may refuse to pay medical bonus to a woman worker who is under maternity benefit if ........

Industrial Relation and labour law Labour Laws -II

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An employer may refuse to pay medical bonus to a woman worker who is under maternity benefit if :

the woman has already availed maternity benefit earlier

if she has more than three children

if the employer provides pre-natal and post-natal care free of charge

if the woman employee in her family has a medical practitioner as her relative.

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Explanation:

if the employer provides pre-natal and post-natal care free of charge.

The Maternity Benefit Act provides that a woman will be paid maternity benefit at the rate of her average daily wage in the three months preceding her maternity leave.The Maternity Benefit Act originally provided maternity benefit of 12 weeks, out of which up to six weeks could be claimed before delivery.Women undergoing a tubectomy operation (a medical procedure to stop future pregnancies) also get a paid leave of two weeks following the operation. In case of miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy, the law permits women six weeks’ leave after the procedure.The law also allows employers to permit women employees to work from home in addition to the maternity benefit period if the nature of work allows that.