Should Earned Leave Be Given To Employee On Maternity Leave

Employees will not be entitled for EL. The EL, as the name denotes, first need to be earned than only the employee can avail the leave. However as per company policy you can give all entitled and accumulated leave on a single instance, but if the employee is LWP, as per my opinion he/she is not entitle for leave for that period. Senior members can put more light on the matter.