(3) The Central Government may, by notification,
amend the Schedules annexed to this Act.
(4) The State Government may formulate and notify,
from time to time, suitable welfare schemes for
unorganised workers, including schemes relating to—
(a) provident fund; (b) employment injury benefit; (c)
housing; (d) educational schemes for children; (e) skill
upgradation of workers; (f) funeral assistance; and (g)
old age homes.
Section 22. Functions of the Boards.—(1) The
Board may— (a) provide immediate assistance to a
beneficiary in case of accident; (b) make payment of
pension to the beneficiaries who have completed the
age of sixty years; (c) sanction loans and advances
to a beneficiary for construction of a house not
exceeding such amount and on such terms and
conditions as may be prescribed; (d) pay such amount
in connection with premia for Group Insurance
Scheme of the beneficiaries as it may deem fit; (e)
give such financial assistance for the education of
children of the beneficiaries as may be prescribed; (f)
meet such medical expenses for treatment of major
ailments of a beneficiary or, such dependant, as may
be prescribed; (g) make payment of maternity benefit
to the female beneficiaries; and (h) make provision
and improvement of such other welfare measures and
facilities as may be prescribed.
(2) The Board may grant loan or subsidy to a local
authority or an employer in aid of any scheme
approved by the State Government for the purpose
connected with the welfare of building workers in any
establishment.
(3) The Board may pay annually grants-in-aid to a
local authority or to an employer who provides to
the satisfaction of the Board welfare measures and
facilities of the standard specified by the Board for
the benefit of the building workers and the members
of’ their family, so, however, that the amount payable
as grants-in-aid to any local authority or employer
shall not exceed— (a) the amount spent in providing
welfare measures and facilities as determined by the
State Government or any person specified by it in
this behalf, or (b) such amount as may be prescribed,
whichever is less: Provided that no grant-in-aid shall be
payable in respect of any such welfare measures and
facilities where the amount spent thereon determined
as aforesaid is less than the amount prescribed in this
behalf.
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Section 35. Creches.—(1) In every place wherein,
more than fifty female building workers are ordinarily
employed, there shall be provided and maintained a
suitable room or rooms for the use of children under
the age of six years of such female workers.
(2) Such rooms shall—(a) provide adequate
accommodation; (b) be adequately lighted and
ventilated; (c) be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition; (d) be under the charge of women trained in
the care of children and infants.
present in relation to or connected with any act
or behavior of sexual harassment may amount to
sexual harassment:— (i) implied or explicit promise
of preferential treatment in her employment; or (ii)
implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment
in her employment ; or (iii) implied or explicit threat
about her present or future employment status; or (iv)
interference with her work or creating an intimidating
or offensive or hostile work environment for her; or
(v) humiliating treatment likely to affect her health or
safety.
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Section 149. Company to have Board of Directors.—
(1) Every company shall have a Board of Directors
consisting of individuals as directors and shall have—
(a) a minimum number of three directors in the case
of a public company, two directors in the case of a
private company, and one director in the case of a
One Person Company; and (b) a maximum of fifteen
directors: Provided that a company may appoint
more than fifteen directors after passing a special
resolution: Provided further that such class or classes
of companies as may be prescribed, shall have at least
one woman director.
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Section 3. Prevention of sexual harassment.—(1)
No woman shall be subjected to sexual harassment
at any workplace. (2) The following circumstances,
among other circumstances, if it occurs, or is
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Also see, Domestic Workers Regulation of Work and
Social Security Bill, 2017 and Draft National Policy for
Domestic Workers still in preliminary stage.
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Section 5. Right to payment of maternity benefit.—(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, every woman
shall be entitled to, and her employer shall be liable
for, the payment of maternity benefit at the rate of
the average daily wage for the period of her actual
absence, that is to say, the period immediately
preceding the day of her delivery, the actual day of her
delivery and any period immediately following that day.
Explanation.—For the purpose of this sub-section, the
average daily wage means the average of the woman’s
wages payable to her for the days on which she has
worked during the period of three calendar months
immediately preceding the date from which she
absents herself on account of maternity, the minimum
rate of wage fixed or revised under the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) or ten rupees, whichever
is the highest.
(2) No woman shall be entitled to maternity benefit
unless she has actually worked in an establishment
of the employer from whom she claims maternity
benefit, for a period of not less than eighty days in the
twelve months immediately preceding the date of her
expected delivery:
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