Maternity benefits News
A PIL was filed by advocate C Rajaguru
Article 14 of the Indian Constitution was cited
Kamineni, who is also Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprises, is keen to bring women at par with men in terms of salary, wages an other benefits.
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a full paid absence from work, to take care for her child.
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Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that seeks to increase maternity leave benefit for women from 12 to 26 weeks.
Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act, that aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
All establishments, including in private sector, will have to provide 26-week maternity leave to their women employees under a new bill.
The Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to and will soon send it for inter-ministerial consultations.
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