Tag: Maternity leave
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After military court’s intervention, IAF postpones discharge of woman officer on maternity leave
The case is related to Squadron Leader Anju Gehlot, a short service commissioned woman officer of the flying branch of the Indian Air Force.
December 23, 2021 -
The evolution of maternity, paternity and parental leave
Mandated equal parental leave will help minimize the motherhood penalty.
June 14, 2019 -
Central govt’s women staff having child by surrogacy to get maternity leave
Women employees of the central government who have a child through surrogacy will be entitled to maternity leave, according to an official order of the personnel ministry. They can get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks (about 180 days). The ministry has written to all central government departments about a Delhi High Court order of 2015...
February 8, 2018 -
Father, dear father…
The just concluded Father's Day threw up a huge question ~ the contribution of fathers in one's life and their role in rearing kids. Amid a deluge of messages on social media, one missed out on a very pertinent issue ~ paternity leave. Earlier this year, it was heartwarming news for working women as the...
June 22, 2017 -
Pushing the envelope for re-employability
A woman employee can avail a maternity break of three months before getting back to work. Well, it is not as easy as it sounds. She may choose to split her break into two halves. In such scenarios, they ask organisations for an additional month of unpaid leave, which is something that most offices readily...
April 6, 2017 -
Maternity Bill 2016: What should you know?
As the Lok Sabha passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, India becomes the country with third highest maternity leave after Canada (50 weeks) and Norway (44 weeks). The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in August last year. With this, the previously granted maternity leave for 12 weeks has been increased to 26...
March 10, 2017 -
Parliament passes bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks
Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament on Thursday passed a bill in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more people and the entitlement will...
March 9, 2017