Do Weekly Holidays Count Toward the 80 Days Required for Maternity Benefit?

One practical question often comes up in HR and payroll: Should Sundays and weekly offs be counted while checking whether an employee has completed the required 80 days for maternity benefit eligibility? The answer is not simply “yes” or “no” in every case. The key is to understand the difference between eligibility for maternity benefit and calculation of maternity benefit once the employee becomes eligible . Under…