The Central Government has amended the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, to grant 180 days of maternity leave to women government employees opting for surrogacy. Additionally, "commissioning fathers" are entitled to 15 days of paternity leave.
Sikkim: Tamang said the officers are the backbone of the state administration, contributing significantly to the growth and development of Sikkim and its people.
Kerala University: The administration has decided to grant six months of maternity leave to its girl students above 18 years.
Kerala university will be the first in the country to provide maternity leave to students. The university decided to grant six months of leave to female students aged above 18.
According to the university, maternity leave can be taken before or after delivery, but will be granted only for the first or second pregnancy and only once during the duration of a course.
Maternity leave news: The court said the rules on maternity benefits are formulated in terms of the provisions of Article 15 of the Constitution under which the State can adopt a provision for the protection of the interest of the women.
Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children, including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, a new study suggests.
The Uttarakhand High Court has passed an order denying maternity leave to women in government jobs in case of the third child.
WCD Secretary Rakesh Srivastava said it has been decided to utilise the funds lying in the labour welfare cess to pay the employers.
When parenting is the responsibility of both the mother and the father, then why is Paternity leave not acknowledged equally as maternity leave?
The court in its July 30 order said the rule should be struck down as it went against Article 42 of the Constitution, which provides for "just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief", and Section 27 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
President Pranab Mukherjee today gave his nod to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, enabling women employees to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks. The new law also makes it
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a new bill which will raise the maternity leave for all working women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for the first two children. The new law will apply
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday has fulfilled its election promise by increasing the maternity leave of government employees from six months to nine months. The announcement in this regard came from Chief Minister J
Amid growing demand for a law that mandates paternity leave, Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi has said that she doesn't see the point in bringing such legislation as ‘men will use it as a holiday’.
The Rajya Sabha today passed a new bill providing 26 weeks’ maternity leave for all working women, a day before the Monsoon session of the Parliament is to end. Women and Child Development Minister
A bill which seeks to increase maternity leave from current 12 weeks to 26 weeks in all establishments, including private sector is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill also
New Delhi: Women employees at Deutsche Bank India will now have a reason to feel good as they will now get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks similar to that of Tata Group which offers
New Delhi: Microsoft India has doubled the maternity leave period for its employees to six months and will offer them flexible work arrangements up to two years.The move is aimed at further boosting a healthy
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is all set to increase the duration of maternity leaves in the private sector from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks, reports say.Women and Child Development minister Maneka
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