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Explore more","Labour Laws Pakistan: Women's Job Protection","\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_PK","2025-07-28T12:45:38.736651+00:00","2025-09-19T06:38:52.041560+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F990\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27,30],{"title":19,"slug":20},"Pakistan","en-pk",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in Pakistan","work-in-pakistan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":28,"slug":29},"Maternity and Work","maternity-and-work",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":32,"description":9,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":20,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"Maternity Work Safety, Pregnancy Rights - Pakistan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-pk\u002Fwork-in-pakistan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-28T14:45:38.736651+02:00","2025-09-19T08:38:52.157781+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Job Protection\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Employment of women is prohibited during six weeks following the delivery of child. (section 3 of West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958). There are gender neutral provisions in the laws to ensure safety of workers however none of these specifically mentions that pregnant and breast feeding women enjoy special protection and are not made to do any harmful work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>It is illegal for an employee to dismiss a female employee during the term of her maternity leave. An employer is also prohibited to terminate an employee 6 months prior to the date of delivery of a child in order to avoide payment of maternity benefit. (Section 7 of West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Employers are prohibited from dismissing, discharging or reducing, or otherwise punishing an employee during the period in which she is in receipt of maternity benefit (also includes sickness benefit, injury benefit or medical care). So, although it is not explicitly provided under the labour law, it can be implied from this provision that a female worker has the right to return to same job after availing her maternity leave. (Section 72 of The Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: job protection while pregnant and\u002For during maternity leave in Pakistan – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Employment of women is prohibited during six weeks following the delivery of child. (section 3 of West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958). There are gender neutral provisions in the laws to ensure safety of workers however none of these specifically mentions that pregnant and breast feeding women enjoy special protection and are not made to do any harmful work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>It is illegal for an employee to dismiss a female employee during the term of her maternity leave. An employer is also prohibited to terminate an employee 6 months prior to the date of delivery of a child in order to avoide payment of maternity benefit. (Section 7 of West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Employers are prohibited from dismissing, discharging or reducing, or otherwise punishing an employee during the period in which she is in receipt of maternity benefit (also includes sickness benefit, injury benefit or medical care). So, although it is not explicitly provided under the labour law, it can be implied from this provision that a female worker has the right to return to same job after availing her maternity leave. 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