Women employees in the informal sector do not have a statutory right to maternity leave.

Four garment factories allow women to take three months of maternity leave at half pay, whereas the Constitution requires full pay for maternity leave.

The following statutory provisions exist in the area of maternity benefits The Mines Maternity Benefit Act, 1941 the West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958 the West Pakistan Maternity Benefits Rules, 1965 and the Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965.

Eight others allow maternity leave but provide no pay.

The Civil Servants Rules (among other things, providing for maternity leave with pay to working women).

Maternity leaves with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances.

Some wage earners are entitled to full pay during pregnancy and maternity leave as a result of collective agreements.

An example is the Ordinance amending the Mines Maternity Benefits Act, 1941 in order to increase the rate of maternity benefit to the rate equivalent to the last pay drawn by the worker.

One reestablishes the obligation of the enterprises to pay a maternity salary for insured pregnant and self employees (Law No.

Under the Labour Act, for example, working women have the right to six weeks apos maternity leave with half pay.

253. During the statutory rest periods six weeks before and normally eight weeks after the birth of a child mothers receive maternity benefits if they are in an employment relationship.

(b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

(b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

(b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

(b) To introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

(b) to introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

(b) to introduce maternity leave with pay or with comparable social benefits without loss of former employment, seniority or social allowances

It also recommends that the Government study the impact of existing maternity leave provisions on women s equal pay and career opportunities.

Statutory request.

Maternity

(iv) The staff member shall receive maternity leave with full pay for the entire duration of her absence under subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above.

Statutory health insurance

1. Statutory framework

Maternity leave

Maternity Insurance

Maternity benefit.

Maternity protection

Maternity benefits

Maternity benefits

Maternity benefits

Maternity leave

Maternity benefits

Maternity benefits

Maternity benefits

Maternity protection

Maternity allowances

It also provides for postnatal maternity leave, which may be followed, at the woman apos s request, by four months apos leave on half pay.

Protection of maternity and prevention of discrimination against women based on maternity

Women are entitled to maternity insurance, which includes a hospitalization grant, a maternity grant, a birth allowance and a maternity leave allowance.

Maternity benefit Under the Law On Maternity and Sickness Insurance of 6 November 1995 a person, upon leaving for the maternity leave, is granted a state social insurance benefit the maternity benefit.

Maternity paternity leave

3. Maternity benefits

6. Maternity benefits

Maternity mortality rate

171. Maternity benefits.