The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2016 comes into force from today, i.e. April 1, 2017. However, the provisions relating to permission required to work from home (Section 3(5) of the Act), will come into effect from July 1, 2017.The Act had received the assent of the President on March 27, 2017 and it was notified in the official gazette on 28th March.But Section 2 of the Amendment...