Women Factory Employees Facilities as Per Factory Act

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AS PER FACTORY ACT 1948

WOMEN EMPLOYEES FACILITIES IN

FACTORY&

MATERNITY BENEFIT


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WORK OR NEAR MACHINERY IN MOTION

No woman shall be allowed in any factory

to clean ,lubricate or adjust any part of a

prime mover or any transmission

machinery is in motion.


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LATRINES AND URINALS

In every factory sufficient Latrine & Urinalaccommodation of the prescribedtypes(separate enclosed accommodation forMale & Female workers )shall be providedconveniently situated and accessible toworkers at all times while they are at the

factory. Every Latrine shall be under coverand so partitioned off as to secure privacyand shall have a proper door and fastenings.


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PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF WOMENNEAR COTTON-OPENERS

No woman shall be employed in any

part of a factory for pressing cotton

in which a cotton-opener is at work.


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EXCESSIVE WEIGHTS

No woman shall, unaided by another

person,lift,carry or move by hand or onhead, any material,article,tools or

appliance exceeding the maximum limit in

weight of 30 Kilograms.


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WASHING FACILITIES

If Female workers are employed separate

washing facilities shall be provided and soenclosed or screened that the visible from

any place where any other persons work

or pass.


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FACILITIES FOR STORING AND DRYING CLOTHES

Provision therein of suitable and separate

places for male and female workers to

keep clothing's not worn during working

hours and for the drying of wet clothing

shall be provided and maintained.


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SHELTERS ,RESTROOMS AND LUNCHROOMS

In every factory wherein more than 150

workers are ordinarily employedrequired a suitable lunch room with

provision for drinking water, adequate,

suitable and separate shelters or rest-

rooms for male and female workers .


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CRCHES

Factory employing 30 or more

women workers are required

to provide crche facilities for

the use of children under the

age of 6 years for the womenemployees. The Crche shall

be furnished and equipped

and in particular there shall

be one suitable cot or a

cradle with the seatingaccommodation for the use of

each mother while she is

feeding or attending to her

child, and a sufficient of

suitable toys for olderchildren.


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PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF WOMAN

No woman shall be required or allowed to

work in any factory except between the

hours of 6 A.M and 7 P.M. The State

Government may vary those limits or

exempt this restriction in case of women

working in fish curing or fish canningfactories.


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DANGEROUS OPERATIONS

Employment of Women, is prohibited orrestricted in certain operations

declared to be e.g.Electroplanting,manufacture and repair of Electricaccumlators,glass manufacture,grinding or glazing of metals,manufacture and treatment of lead andcertain compounds of lead, sandblasting ,etc.


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INFORMATION CENTER

Every factory shall set

up an information center

for women workers,

which made thereunder

shall provide them withinformation regarding

the protective measures

under the Act and the

rules.


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MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961


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DEFINIATIONS

Women at the reproductive

stage are exposed to special

risks during pregnancy and

child bearing, and mortalityand maternal morbidity are

factors which require special

consideration. The Maternity

benefit Act was passed to

regulate the employment ofwomen for certain period

before and after the child birth

and to provide certain

maternity and other benefits.


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MATERNITY BENEFITSEligibility A woman is eligible for maternity benefits when she

has worked for at least 80 days in the preceding 12

months from her date of expected delivery.

Pay

Employer shall pay Maternity benefit equal to Basic

+DA+ Cash Allowances + Incentive Bonus for the

period of absence to the women employee.


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MATERNITY BENEFITSLeave The woman employee is eligible to get maternity

benefit for 84 days (i.e 12 weeks). Out of the 84days , the period before delivery should bemaximum 42 days.

Medical Bonus

Employer should pay Rs 250/- to the womanemployee as Medical Bonus if no prenatal andpost natal care is provided to the concernedwoman employee free of charge.


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MATERNITY BENEFITSOther Leaves (with wages as in maternitybenefit) arising out of pregnancy

a) Miscarriage, Medical termination - 6 weeks

from day after pregnancy.

b) Tubectomy- 2 weeks from the day of after

pregnancy.

c) Illness due to Pregnancy - One Month before

Delivery.


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NURSING BREAKS Every woman delivered of a child who returns

to duty after such delivery shall, in addition to

the interval for rest allowed to her, be allowed

in the course of her daily work two breaks ofthe prescribed duration for nursing the child

until the child attains the age of fifteen months.


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CLAIM FOR MATERNITY BENEFIT AND PAYMENT1. A woman who is pregnant shall give a notice

to the employer mentioning the Following: Date from which she will be absent (not being earlier than 42

days from expected date of delivery).

Maternity benefit to be paid to her or to her nominee However, if a woman employee was unable to give a

Notice to the employer when she was pregnant, she may

do so as soon as possible after the delivery.

2. On receiving the notice, the employer shallmake the payment to the female employee/

nominee within 48 hrs.


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PROHIBITION FOR DISMISSAL DURING ABSENCE DUETO PREGNANCY1. An Employer cannot dismiss a female employee

for absence who is availing maternity benefit.

2. Such a dismissal by the employer should not

derive a female employee from claiming maternitybenefits.

3. However, an employer can deprive a female

employee of the maternity benefit if thedischarge is due to Gross misconduct.


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LEAVE FOR MISCARRIAGE

In case of miscarriage, a woman

shall, on production of such proof

as may be prescribed, be entitledto leave with wages at the rate of

maternity benefit, for a period of

six weeks immediately followingthe day of her miscarriage.


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FORFEITURE OF MATERNITY BENEFITS

The Female employee who is

availing Maternity benefit fromher employer but works in someother establishment/factory, shallforfeit her claim to Maternitybenefit.


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BY SAYONI GHOSH

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