MATERNITY LEAVE News
Department of Higher Education has granted menstrual periods to female students of all universities in Kerala
A maternity leave of up to 60 days has been granted to female students who are above 18 years
The required attendance percentage for female students will be 73 percent
The study, published in the journal Harvard Review of Psychiatry, showed that paid maternity leave also increased the likelihood of both breastfeeding initiation and duration among mothers who choose to and are able to breastfeed.
Meghan was all smiles as she cheered for her friend at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, reported E! News.
United States first daughter Ivanka Trump waded into the debate over Serena Williams' lack of a seeding at the French Open, tweeting that the women's tour needed to change its rules for players that take 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.
According to the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill, the amendment would allow the central government to notify the maternity leave period for "female employees as deemed to be in continuous service in place of existing twelve weeks".
Under the new law, women working in the organised sector would be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks from the previous 12 weeks.
Reliance Industries, second most valuable company in India, has introduced a 12-week paid leave for 'commissioning' mothers who use surrogates to bear a child, as it adopted provisions of the new maternity law.
The entitlement of 26 weeks paid leave under the law is only for first two children.
With this paid leave policies for its employees in India, Paypal enhances the leave period by more than double from the previous 12 weeks.
It's a good news for women employees in government services. Tamil Nadu government issued notification on Monday increasing maternity leave given to women government employees from 6 months to 9 months.
Fulfilling yet another election promise, the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu on Thursday increased the maternity leave of government employees from six months to nine months.
Activists welcomed the passage of a bill extending maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks in the Rajya Sabha and stressed the need to create awareness about its benefits so that the health of the newborn can be secured.
India Inc Thursday welcomed the passage of Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Rajya Sabha that provides for 26 weeks maternity leave.
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by voice vote by the House, even as some members sought norms for paternity leave also so that parents can share the responsibility of raising children.
All you should know about the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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.
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