Pregnancy related transfer

Dear Client,
You have not disclosed the grounds behind your request for a transfer to the nearest branch of the Bank as you are facing difficulties or inconvenience due to adverse health conditions for which you submitted a medical certificate. However, if the reason behind your request for transfer is related to your pregnancy, then be informed that under the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, once a woman employee applies for maternity leave, the employer is dutybound to approve her leave and disburse her all the monetary benefits available under the Act. The duration of maternity leave for both first and second-time mothers is 6 months or 26 weeks. This leave can be availed either before or within 6 months from the expected date of delivery of the child. In case an application claiming maternity leave is rejected by the Bank or regrets/refuses her request for transfer during her pregnancy or post-pregnancy without following the mandatory provisions of the relevant law and once she litigates the matter before the competent authority i.e, the concerned office of the Labour Commissioner/ Inspector, Shops & Establishment, State Health & Family Welfare Deptt concerned by filing a complaint against the Bank for arbitrary denial of maternity leave or denial of transfer to the nearest branch during her pregnancy or post-pregnancy that amounted to unfair labour practice, the Bank has to face criminal prosecution and other legal consequences from the concerned authorities. It's illegal for employers to discriminate against a woman employee based on her pregnancy status affecting her maternity rights.