Women employees

President gives green light to Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017; women to get 26 weeks maternity leave

The entitlement of 26 weeks paid leave under the law is only for first two children.

Mar 29, 2017, 19:49 PM IST

HR manager guilty of sexual harassment, directed to pay Rs 50,000 for 5 years to ex-employee

The labour department of Karnataka, on the complaint of a former employee of I P Infusion Software India Private Limited in Mahadevapura, has taken action against the HR Manager of the company for sexually harassing the complainant and imposed a monthly penalty of Rs 50,000 for five years on sexual harassment.

Jan 08, 2017, 16:11 PM IST

Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill 2016: All you should know

All you should know about the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.

 

Aug 11, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Extended benefits on Maternity leave: India Inc keen to go extra mile

The Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to and will soon send it for inter-ministerial consultations.

Dec 31, 2015, 13:27 PM IST

US judge recommends against Goldman gender-bias class action

A federal judge on Tuesday recommended against certifying a class-action lawsuit in which current and former women employees at Goldman Sachs Group Inc accused the Wall Street bank of gender-based bias in pay and promotions.

Mar 11, 2015, 05:22 AM IST