The west bengal maternity benefit ( tea estates) act, 1948
west-bengal · 1948
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- S. 2In this Act, unless
- S. 3Section 3 prohibits employers from employing women in factories or plantations for six weeks post-delivery.
- S. 4Section 4 provides maternity benefits for women employed in factories or plantations in West Bengal for six weeks before and after delivery, subject to certain conditions.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates a weekly maternity benefit of five rupees and four annas for twelve weeks, payable in cash or partly in kind.
- S. 6Section 6 mandates medical examination and treatment for women claiming maternity benefits, ensuring free ante-natal and post-natal care.
- S. 7Section 7 allows women to do light work during the six weeks before delivery if fit, with pay added to maternity benefits.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates women to notify employers of impending childbirth and entitles them to maternity leave and benefits.
- S. 9Section 9 outlines the employer's liability for maternity benefits if the entitled woman dies during or before childbirth.
- S. 10Section 10 protects women from dismissal during maternity leave and ensures they retain benefits if unfairly dismissed.
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes women who work before or after childbirth without employer's permission, with a fine up to ten rupees.
- S. 12Section 12 imposes a fine on employers for violating the Act and allows the fine to be used for compensating affected women.
- S. 13Section 13 outlines the conditions and authorities required for prosecuting violations under the West Bengal Maternity Benefit (Tea Estates) Act, 1948.
- S. 14Section 14 allows employers or women to appeal to the Labour Commissioner against the Inspector's refusal to prosecute or sanction under the Act.
- S. 15Section 15 specifies that no court can hear complaints against this Act without a prior complaint to the Inspector of Factories within six months.
- S. 16(1) The Provincial Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act
- S. 17Section mandates employers to display an abstract of the Act and rules in local languages in tea factories employing women.
- S. 44(1) This Act may be called the West Maternity Benefit (Tea Estates) Act, 1948
- S. 1934Section defines terms related to maternity benefits for women employed in tea factories or plantations in West Bengal.