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Maternity Benefits Ordinance (No. 32 of 1939) (Cap. 140)

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First Region

Sri Lanka
Maternity protection
1941-07-28
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Provides women workers with maternity benefits of up to twelve weeks of paid leave. Requires employers of more than a specified number of women workers to provide child care facilities for children under five years old and authorizes the promulgation of regulations regarding those facilities. Also makes provision for nursing intervals for nursing mothers who have returned to their employment.

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Amending Text region

Electronic region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Labour Code of Sri Lanka
    Author
    Labour Legislation (in force on 31 December 2002)
    Publisher
    Ministry of Employment and Labour
    Place of publication
    Colombo
    Country
    Sri Lanka
    Date
    2004
    Page range
    pp. 99-105
    Monograph title
    Labour Code of Sri Lanka - Consolidated and Updated to 31st December 2009
    Author
    Ministry of Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion
    Country
    Sri Lanka
    Date
    2010
    Page range
    pp. 235-246

Serial region

    Serial title
    Sri Lanka Labour Gazette
    Date
    1990-06
    Volume
    Vol. 41
    Number
    No. 2
    Page range
    pp. 25-37