Maternity Leave Dilemma

My without pay leave is going to end in June and I have to join college in July. I am dreading it already. I have searched the internet regarding the maternity leave and found a clause that states that maternity leave can be taken with any other leave. That must mean without pay extra ordinary leave too. This should make me happy, but I am worried about another thing. The maternity benefit act 1961 states that the employee should have worked for at least 160 days in the twelve months preceding the expected delivery date. then only will she get the maternity pay. I am on without pay from December last year, that means that I haven’t worked for 160 days prior to my expected delivery date. So I won’t be getting any pay during the maternity leave. That’s totally fine by me. But will it be okay with my husband? He won’t accept it as it is. He will try to twist the rules and pull strings in order to get the maternity leave sanctioned. But I am not happy. I just want to live in peace and domestic bliss ( which I try to hamper as much as I can through my irritating behavior). then there is another matter of filing tax returns. I am not liable to pay tax as I have been on without pay leave for most part of the year. But I should start looking for some low cost term life insurance, so that I don’t have to search frantically for saving options later.

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