What is the minimum period of employment to be eligible for maternity leave?

What is the minimum period of employment to be eligible for maternity leave?

Can a new employee be eligible for maternity leave?

How long after new female employee can be eligible to avail maternity leave?

Can I avail maternity leave during probationary period which is longer than 3 months?

Am I eligible to take maternity leave after completing 3 months regardless of confirmation of my employment?

How long after in a new job female employee is eligible for maternity leave?

Does the probationary status prohibit the female employee from taking maternity leave?

Can the probationary status disallow the employee from availing maternity leave?

Will the probationary status affect the employee for maternity leave?

If the contractual probation period is longer than the 3 months minimum qualifying period, will the employee enjoy maternity protection?

The maternity protection will apply to the female employee as long as she has served her employer for at least 3 continuous months.

The probationary status will not affect employee’s right to maternity protection. The 3 months qualifying period is generally considered a reasonable period of time for an employer to assess a female employee’s suitability for employment.