Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The periods of absence from duty in respect of which a women employee is entitled to maternity benefit under section 25, shall be treated as authorised absence from Children not to work in establishment. Special provision for young persons. Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons. Special provision for women. Maternity leave. [Act No.20 of 1988] 17 duty, and the women employee shall be entitled to maternity benefit, but not to any wages for any of those periods.