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Maternity Leave (MAT)​

  • Maternity Leave is provided to a female employee during pregnancy and after childbirth.
  • It allows her to take time off for delivery, recovery, and to take care of the newborn.
  • The duration of maternity leave is decided as per company policy and government rules.

To make a new leave code policy, click on the + Add button on the Leave Code Policy List page.

Leave Code Policy Page​

After clicking + Add, you will see a page like this:

Leave code Policy form

Fill the Details​

Enter the following information:

  • Policy Name: Maternity Leave
  • Leave Code: ML
  • Description: Maternity Leave

Calendar Setting​

Policy Start From:

  • Defines the month and year from which the leave policy becomes effective.

Year End Setting​

Choose how leave balance is handled at year end:

  • Auto : Balance is auto-updated on the first date of the new year.

  • Manual : Balance is updated after freezing the last month's attendance.

Allow Next Year Leave Requests:

  • Disabled
    Employees can apply only for the current year’s leave.

  • Enabled
    Employees can apply for leave for the next year.

Maternity Rules​

Leave code Policy form

  • Minimum working days to take leave:
    A female employee must complete at least 80 working days after joining to be eligible for maternity leave.

  • Maternity leave can be claimed for how many children:
    Maternity leave can be claimed for up to two children.

  • Maximum number of days claimable for delivery:
    A female employee can take a maximum of 182 days of maternity leave for delivery.

Who Gets This Leave​

Under Who gets it, define the applicability criteria.

Steps :

  1. Click on +Add rule
  2. Select criteria such as Employee
  3. Apply Any in or Not conditions

This ensures the policy is applied only to eligible employees.

Show All Members​

  • This option displays all policy members along with their ID and name.
  • It also allows searching and downloading the data in PDF, Excel, or CSV format.

Review and Submit​

  1. Click on Review Policy to verify all entered details.
  2. Click Submit to create the Privilege Leave policy.

A success message confirms that the Privilege Leave policy has been created successfully.

Leave code Policy form

Summary​

Maternity Leave (ML) is a special leave provided to female employees during pregnancy and childbirth:

  • Available after completing the minimum eligibility period
  • Granted for a fixed number of days based on company policy
  • Can be claimed for a limited number of children as defined in the policy
  • Supports employee health, recovery, and childcare needs

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