Women workers
Night work, maternity, equal pay.
Not yet verified against an official source
Goa, Daman and Diu Shops and Establishments Act, 1973
- Maternity leave
- A woman in the continuous employment of the same employer for not less than six months preceding the date of her delivery is entitled to six weeks' leave immediately preceding the day of delivery and six weeks following itSection 18 treats those periods as authorised absence; wages for them come under the Maternity Benefit ActSection 19
- Children
- No child may be required or allowed to work in any establishmentSection 15
- Young persons at night
- No young person may work before 6 a.m. or after 7 p.m.Section 16
- Equal wages
- The minimum wage notification requires male, female and transgender workers to be paid the same rates for the category and for similar workClause (IV) of notification 24/21/2009-LAB-III/(01)/551
Central
- Night work under the OSH Code
- With the woman's consent, subject to the safety, holiday and working-hours conditions the government prescribesOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 s.43
- Maternity leave
- 26 weeks for the first two surviving children; 12 weeks otherwiseCode on Social Security, 2020