maternity leave: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Aug 2022

Labour Law

CoinSwitch announces -month maternity leave for employees

Aug 17, 2022

Maternity leave not just about child rights Amicus tells Delhi HC

The Amicus Curiae has told the Delhi High Court that the infants unselfconscious claim...

Labour Law

May 27, 2022

Maternity leave not just about child rights Amicus tells Delhi HC

Maternity shouldnt affect career prospects Kerala High Court

The Maternity Benefit Act of aims to provide all benefits to a working woman in a dignified way...

Labour Law

May 12, 2022

Maternity shouldnt affect career prospects Kerala High Court

Karnataka High Court on Work From Home under Maternity Benefit Act

The Karnataka High Court said that Mothers of newborn babies can avail work from home options once t...

Labour Law

Mar 24, 2022

Karnataka High Court on Work From Home under Maternity Benefit Act

Industry

Meesho introduces 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policy

Social commerce platform Meesho on Thursday announced a 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policy as part of its efforts of rolling out inclusive policies for its employees. The policy has been designed with an outlook to provide fulfilling employee experiences, cognizant of the efforts in caregiving and growing a family, Meesho said in a statement. The […]

Sep 25, 2021

Industry

Snapdeal rolls out 6 months WFH for new mothers beyond maternity leave

Snapdeal, an E-commerce company has announced additional wellness measures for its women employees, which also includes an option for new mothers to work from home for 6 months beyond their existing maternity leave. The company said in a statement, “We all are acutely aware that childcare is not easy and many times women leave the […]

Sep 16, 2021

Industry

Tata Consumer Products launches ‘CUSP’ a new parenthood program

Tata Consumer Products, a part of Tata Group has launched a complete caregivers assist program, ‘CUSP’ for its employees in India who are new parents or, are on the cusp of parenthood. The new initiative is aiming towards employees successfully balance their professional and personal commitments to foster a more inclusive and progressive workplace. Under ‘CUSP’ […]

Aug 28, 2021

Jobs

Contractual employees also eligible for maternity leave: Kerala high court

Kochi: Hon’ble High Court of Kerala said, “Only a woman knows how acutely difficult it is to balance motherhood and her career,” observed the Kerala High Court while criticising the action of the Kerala government in terminating the service of a woman counsellor in Kollam who had gone on maternity leave. Justice Devan Ramachandran of […]

Aug 7, 2021

Industry

Diageo India rolls out 26 weeks parental leave policy, regardless of gender

Diageo India has announced a 26-week parental leave policy to all employees, regardless of gender, after birth/adoption of a child. The policy is effective from July 30, 2021. The policy offers all eligible employees a 26-week parental leave, comprising all benefits and bonuses, irrespective of gender or sexual orientation. This policy includes surrogacy, adoption, and biological conception. […]

Aug 2, 2021

Jobs

Karnataka announces 6-month child care leave for government women employees

Karnataka announces 6-month child care leave for government women employees On the occasion of international women’s day, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced a proposal to provide six-month child care leave to women employees of the government. Presenting the 2021-22 budget in the Legislative Assembly, Yediyurappa, who also holds finance portfolio, announced construction of Yathri Nivasa in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for devotees from Karnataka visiting […]

Mar 10, 2021

Jobs

Procter & Gamble introduces a new inclusive parental leave policy

Procter & Gamble introduces a new inclusive parental leave policy Procter & Gamble has announced the introduction of a new inclusive parental leave program ‘Share The Care’ at its virtual #WeSeeEqual summit to promote Gender Equality. The new policy entitles all new parents including biological parents, domestic partners, adoptive parents, parents in same-sex couples to […]

Feb 18, 2021

Jobs

UK plans paid maternity leave for ministers to promote women in politics

UK plans paid maternity leave for ministers to promote women in politics Britain will introduce its first formal maternity leave for ministers under a draft bill announced on Thursday that aims to protect new mothers and promote more women in politics. The new law will mean that female cabinet members can take up to six months’ paid […]

Feb 6, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff

Fidelity International rolls out an equal parental leave of up to 26 weeks for all staff globally. Fidelity International has announced up to 26 weeks of paternity leave globally, including India. Currently, the company offers 10 days of paternity leave and 26 weeks of maternity leave which is on par with the central government’s parental […]

Jun 27, 2020

Human Resources

Top HR Challenges in Total Rewards landscape

An exclusive conversation with Manu N Wadhwa, Chief Human Resources Officer, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN). Manu has over two decades of experience in the human resources function across various industries and countries; she has piloted workplace and people agenda of globally dynamic organizations like GE and American Express. Her expertise lies in Organization Design […]

Mar 16, 2020