maternity leave: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jul 2025

Labour Law

Orissa HC Affirms Maternity Leave Rights for Contractual Women

Jul 4, 2025

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Days of Maternity Leave

In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court has reaffirmed the rights of female employees by e...

Press Release

Sep 9, 2024

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Days of Maternity Leave

Maternity Leave Rules and Benefits Latest Update

The Maternity Benefit Act applies to all women employed in factories, mines, plantations, and o...

Labour Law

Dec 17, 2023

Maternity Leave Rules and Benefits Latest Update

Mahindra Mahindra MM Updates its Maternity Leave Policy

An Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation, Mahindra amp Mahindra MampM has ...

Work Model

Oct 3, 2023

Mahindra Mahindra MM Updates its Maternity Leave Policy

Work Model

Citibank India introduces 12-month WFH option post-maternity leave

The primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup, Citibank introduces a 12-month WFH option for its women employees post maternity leave in India. Citi India & South Asia, Chief Human Resources Office, Aditya Mittal, said, “Most studies on women participation in the workforce suggest that women tend to drop out or take a […]

Sep 14, 2023

Labour Law

Maternity Leave Rules and Benefits: Update 2023

The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 applies to all women employed in factories, mines, plantations, and organizations with 10 or more employees in the public and private sectors. Maternity leave is a work-sanctioned period of absence that working women can utilise before and/or after they deliver a child. Under Maternity Act, women who are eligible to […]

Aug 9, 2023

Labour Law

Sikkim announces 12-month maternity & 1-month paternity leave

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has announced one year of maternity leave and one-month paternity leave for its employees. However, According to the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, a working woman is entitled to 6 months, or 26 weeks, of paid maternity leave. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang informed during the Sikkim State Civil Service Officers’ Association (SSCSOA). […]

Jul 27, 2023

Work Model

Company Bans Late-Night Work, Improved Fertility Rate

The Chief Executive Officer of Japanese general trading company Itochu Corp. has banned Late-Night Work and Overtime in the company. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Masahiro Okafuji had decided that working in the office after 8 pm should be banned. Additionally, the CEO also decided that there would be no more overtime pay for working late without […]

Jul 18, 2023

Industry

Maternity leave should increase from six months to nine months?

Recently last month, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that both the private and public sectors should consider enhancing the maternity leave for women workers from six months to nine months. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Parliament in 2017 entitling paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from earlier […]

Jun 14, 2023

Work Model

Air India revamps policies for women employees

TATA Group owned, Air India has changed and improved the policies for women employees. The company policy is part of MOMS – Returning Mothers Programme’. MOMS refers to ‘Making Our Mothers Soar‘ The company is providing 26 weeks of maternity leaves. As per the earlier policy, Air India was providing 12 weeks of maternity leave […]

Apr 5, 2023

Industry

Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave

Meta has recently laid off over 11,000 jobs which are nearly 13% of its workforce. Anneka Patel is one of the employees affected by the layoffs. Anneka Patel was a Communications Manager at Facebook and has recently been laid off during her maternity leave. She shared her story on her LinkedIn profile. Anneka Patel said on […]

Nov 10, 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

CoinSwitch upgrades LGBTQ+ benefits for employees

India’s largest crypto investing company, CoinSwitch has enhanced its LGBTQ+ benefits with financial support for gender reassignment surgery. The company’s best-in-class insurance policy also covers same-sex partners. According to company, the policy will reimburse medical costs up to Rs 2 lakh. The benefit is an addition to the pre-existing initiative aimed at driving better inclusivity within […]

Sep 16, 2022

Labour Law

Govt approves 60-day special maternity leave in case of infant death

The central government has approved 60-day special maternity leave for women central government employees in case of stillbirth or death of an infant within a few days of birth. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions said, “The matter has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Keeping in view […]

Sep 4, 2022