Aida Jebat was hired as a clerk with Syarikat Manisan Sdn BHD on 1 July 2010 with a salary of RM1,200 per month. She was placed on six-month probation. On 1 October she informs the company that she is going on maternity leave. Her expected date of confinement is 1 December 2010, and she intends to commence her maternity leave on 1 November 2010. On 29 November 2010, she died from childbirth complications. The child was survived.

1. Is the company obliged to pay any maternity allowance? Explain your answer by relates to related act.

(3 marks)

2. If yes, to whom, how many days and how much must the company pay?