Corporate Daycare - Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill -2016 Corporate Daycare - Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill -2016 Act and Bill Maternity Benefits Act 1961 • Regulates the employment of women during the period of child birth, and provide maternity benefits • Applicable to factories, mines, plantations, shops and other establishments Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill 2016 • Introduced in and approved by Rajya Sabha in August 2016 • Seeks to bring about changes with respect to the duration and applicability of maternity leave, and other facilities

1. Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill - 2016

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Brief Overview – Act and Bill
Maternity Benefits Act 1961
• Regulates the employment of women during
the period of child birth, and provide
maternity benefits
• Applicable to factories, mines, plantations,
shops and other establishments
Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill
2016
• Introduced in and approved by Rajya Sabha in
August 2016
• Seeks to bring about changes with respect to
the duration and applicability of maternity
leave, and other facilities

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Comparison – Act vs. Bill
Maternity Benefits Act 1961
Maternity Leave:
- Provided for 12 weeks of paid leave to expectant
mothers
- Leave to be availed not before 6 weeks prior to
expected date of delivery
Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill
2016
Maternity Leave:
- The Amendment increases duration to 26 weeks
- Leave can be availed 8 weeks prior to the expected
date of delivery

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Comparison – Act vs. Bill
Maternity Benefits Act 1961
Adoptive and Commissioning mothers:
- No provision
Flexible work options:
- No provision
Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill
2016
Adoptive and Commissioning mothers:
- Provides for 12 weeks of maternity leave to these
mothers
Flexible work options:
- The Amendment allows for an option to work from
home post Maternity Leave, based
on mutual agreement between an employer and a
woman

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Comparison – Act vs. Bill
Maternity Benefits Act 1961
On the job child care facilities:
- No provision
Maternity Benefits (Amendments) Bill
2016
On the job child care facilities:
- Requires every establishment with 50 or more
employees to provide crèche facilities within a
prescribed distance of the workplace
- Mother is to be allowed four visits to the crèche in
a day including her interval for rest

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Way Forward…
The bill is yet to be approved in Lok Sabha:
• However, the Amendment is a welcome change hailing the way forward for working mothers
• The impact of the bill on the prospective hiring of women by companies who seem reluctant to bear
the cost is yet to be seen - there has been pushback from micro, small and medium sized organizations
• It would benefit the organizations to look at the numerous case studies indicating a direct impact of the
said benefits on employee retention
• On a positive note, large organizations particularly in the IT-BPM sector have welcomed the
Amendment

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Intellitots – Already a part of the change
Lifestyle Need:
• Our current nuclear family lifestyle comes with high costs of
living and no family support system - leaves parents helpless
esp. mothers, who have to put aside their career
• Untrained nannies and house helps are not safe options
• Therefore, there is need for safe and secure environment in
crèches with trained and reliable staff
Intellitots’ Corporate Day care and Crèches:
• Currently present in organizations such as Nagarro and Fortis in
Gurgaon, for nearly three years now
• Both crèches overflowing with waitlists giving a fair indication of
the demand for such facilities among employees

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Intellitots – Corporate Day care and Crèches
Facilities offered:
• Qualified teachers and support staff
• Schedule with good mix of stimulating activities
• Enrichment activities and workshops
• Stringent safety and hygiene standards
• Outdoor play area
• Fitness zone
• Reading and Mindful zone
• Music and movement space
• Creative expressions and Discovery zone

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Our corporate partners

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