KARNATAKA INTRODUCES DRAFT RULES UNDER MATERNITY BENEFIT LEGISLATION

Published On: 29/08/2018

Practice Area: Employment Law

Authors:

Avik Biswas
Sowmya Kumar
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 (the "Act") brought into force last year was lauded for its progressiveness and for promoting a more inclusive workforce. However, one of the key stipulations under the Act, requiring every establishment engaging more than 50 employees to provide a crache facility for its women employees, needed additional clarity in the form of State rules.