You would be eligible for gratuity as you have worked in college since June 2008 .you are at liberty to resign after maternity leave 

2) If "leave without pay" has been duly sanctioned, it entails that the period is concerned as service and there will be no adverse consequences. "Loss of pay" pay signifies unauthorized absence entailing break in service with all its adverse consequences unless the period is got regularised

3) under the provisions of Payment of Gratuity Act, continous service includes all kinds of leave unless by an express order there is break in service. .

Only those employees who have been employed by the college for five years or more are given the gratuity amount. Therefore you are eligible for gratuity. That will not be considered a service break and you are eligible for gratuity from 2008.

Service break is not counted as it is a paid leave.

A min. Of 5 years is required for being eligible for gratuity. You have completed 15 years.

You would be entitled to gratuity 

An employee is eligible for gratuity payment after completing 5 years of continuous service with one employer.

1.  If you resign after availing 3 months paid maternity leave, then you are entitled for gratuity for 16 years, if there's no break-in service prior to availing paid maternity leave.

2.  If your further extension of leave for 9 months is duly sanctioned from the competent authority, then it will not be considered as break-in service.

3.  Availing sanctioned leave to take care of the newborn baby will not be counted as service break. If you have sufficient leave at your credit or if you can get sanctioned LWP (Leave Without Pay), you can extend the leave as per the clauses in your offer letter.

4.  In case service break is counted if you resign in 2025, you will be eligible for the gratuity until before the preceding period of your service break started.

1. College is providing prescribed maternity leave. 

2. Yes, it would be counted as break. 

3. For counting gratuity period would be counted from 2008. Continuous period of minimum 5 years service is required to be eligible for gratuity. You are eligible for gratuity. 

1. If you have been granted leave  hen the leave period will not be termed as break in service, you will be eligible for gratuity if you have put 5 years of service continuously.

The leave period is not considered as break in service

You will be eligible for gratuity till the last date of your working with the organisation.

No maternity leave will not be considered service break if it’s under the standard period prescribed under maternity leave’s regulations 

Dear Client,

1. The college offers an established maternity leave policy.

2. Indeed, this would be considered a gap in service.

3. Gratuity calculation begins from 2008 onwards. To qualify for gratuity, a consistent minimum service of 5 years is necessary. You meet the eligibility criteria for gratuity.

Maturity period shall be included in gratuity calculation. 

How can you rejoin once resign. 

3. No provision. 

Your are working in same college since 2008, already entitle to gratuity.