Tag: merits and demerits of maternity benfits act

Context The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is passed by the Parliament on March 10th. The Bill is an amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, which protects the employment of women and entitles her to full-paid absence from work to take care of her child. Once the President gives his assent to the Bill,…