MATERNITY LEAVE – CLAUSE 30 OF 9TH BIPARTITE SETTLEMENT DATED 27.04.2010
a. Maternity leave, which shall be on
substantive pay, shall be granted to a female employee for a period not
exceeding 6 months on any one occasion and 12 months during the entire period of
her service.
b. Within
the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of
miscarriage/abortion/MTP.
c. Within
the overall period of 12 months, leave may also be granted in case of
hysterectomy up to a maximum of 45 days.
d. Leave
may also be granted once during service to a childless female employee for
legally adopting a child who is below one year of age for a maximum period of 2
months or till the child reaches the age of one year, whichever is earlier
subject to the following terms and conditions:-
i. Leave
will be granted for adoption of only one child.
ii. The
adoption of a child should be through a proper legal process and the employee
should produce the adoption-deed to the Bank for sanctioning such leave
iii. The temporary part-time employees are
not eligible for grant of leave for adoption of a child.