Analyze the provisions related to nursing breaks and creche facilities under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

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Analyze the provisions related to nursing breaks and creche facilities under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

Answer & Explanation:

Answer 6A(iii) Section 11 of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 deals with 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 of the prescribed duration for nursing the child until the child attains the age of fifteen months. Section 11A of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 deals Creche Facility Every establishment having fifty or more employees shall have the facility of creche within such distance as may be prescribed, either separately or along with common facilities. The employer shall allow four visits a day to the creche by the woman, which shall include the interval for rest allowed to her. Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every woman at the time of her initial appointment regarding every benefit available under the Act.

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