September 11, 2026

Section 69 – No deduction of wages in certain cases | Code on Social Security, 2020

Chapter VI – Maternity Benefit

69. No deduction of wages in certain cases

No deduction from the normal and usual daily wages of a woman entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by reason only of—

(a) the nature of work assigned to her by virtue of the provisions contained in section 59; or

(b) breaks for nursing the child allowed to her under the provisions of section 66.