Good news for women employees! Rajya Sabha passes Bill to raise maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks
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.
Aug 11, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
Cabinet approves amendments in Maternity Benefit Act 2016
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Aug 11, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
Good news for women employees! Centre tables Bill to extend maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks
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.
Aug 11, 2016, 10:57 AM IST
Cabinet approves amendments for paid Maternity leave: 5 key points
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Aug 11, 2016, 08:51 AM IST
Cabinet clears amendment to Maternity Benefits, Factories Act
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.
Aug 11, 2016, 08:43 AM IST
Good news for private sector women employees! 26-week maternity leave soon
All establishments, including in private sector, will have to provide 26-week maternity leave to their women employees under a new bill.
Jul 01, 2016, 19:42 PM IST
Good news for women employees! Tata Teleservices increases maternity leave to 6 months
Tata Teleservices will give six months paid leave and an additional six months of half day halfpay option to its women workforce.
May 11, 2016, 10:41 AM IST
Happy Mother's Day: Corporates roll out benefits for new mothers
Various organisations in the country are now extending additional benefits to working mothers to ease getting back to work after pregnancy and help them establish a work-life balance and that includes women who opt for adoption and surrogacy options to raise children.
May 08, 2016, 11:57 AM IST
Good news for women employees! Airtel increases maternity leave to 22 weeks
To promote gender diversity across all management levels, top telecom operator Bharti Airtel has increased maternity leave for its women employees to 22 weeks from 12 weeks.
Mar 09, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Good news for working mothers: Govt plans to increase maternity leave to 26 weeks
The central government is planning to increase the maternity leave from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks for working women.
Nov 25, 2015, 16:48 PM IST
