Maternity Leave

Discover the top 5 countries with the longest maternity leave in the world, from Romania’s two-year policy to Sweden’s flexible parental system.

'Inhuman': Madras HC slams judicial officer for denying maternity leave, asks to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation

The magistrate had rejected her maternity leave request on November 7, 2024, because she had not submitted a marriage certificate. The bench condemned the magistrate and said that maternity leave cannot be denied based on personal judgments

The rise and fall of Netflix's unusual parental leave policy

Initially, the idea behind Netflix’s policy of offering unlimited parental leave in the first year was to be more generous than rivals and gain a competitive advantage in recruitment. But over time, the company found it unsustainable to continue with this policy.

Centre amends rules to allow 6 months maternity leave for staff in case of surrogacy

Existing rules allow 'a female government servant and single male government servant” child care leave for a maximum period of 730 days during entire service

Chinese woman tries to poison pregnant colleague to prevent her from taking maternity leave

The accused allegedly confessed to her crime, citing her inability to manage the increased workload alone, when her colleague goes on maternity leave.

'Never discussed maternity leave with my boss': Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta

Edelweiss Mutual Funds CEO Radhika Gupta said, 'We never discussed how long I was going to go on maternity leave. He never asked me. There was enough trust.'

Citi India allows one year WFH option for women post maternity leave

The bank in its statement said that this initiative is expected to widely benefit women by ensuring continuity of their careers with Citi.

‘Suffered from an almost fatal…': Why ex Meta employee laid off during maternity leave is ‘grateful’

The woman shared that she had experienced a life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage during the birth of her child, which added an extra layer of trauma to the already difficult experience of being laid off.

How to ensure career breaks are not wasted

HR experts say career breaks, whether voluntary or not, should always be viewed as temporary. All it takes is patience and consistency to get back into the groove.

My Family and Other Globalizers | Shrinking the confidence gap

Women need more practice at valuing themselves more, and perhaps men could tone down their tendency to self-promotion a tad, too.

Radhika Gupta on work-life balance after returning to Edelweiss post maternity leave

"I have two fabulous twins -- my baby and my work. And a mother can love her twins equally," Edelweiss CEO and MD Radhika Gupta shared.

My Family and Other Globalizers | Announcing your pregnancy to your boss

A dreaded moment that I’d hitherto been putting off, was now nigh. I needed to inform my boss that his star reporter was now about to become a... drumroll… mother. It felt like a confession.

Centre plans to increase maternity benefits, may remove salary cap of Rs 15,000

The Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2017, increased the maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks

JPMorgan Chase to pay $5 mn to settle paternity leave dispute

Only women are considered to be primary caregivers, the company told its employee.

Uttarakhand HC declares govt rule denying maternity leave for third child unconstitutional

The court in its July 30 order said the rule should be struck down as it went against Article 42 of the Constitution, which provides for "just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief", and Section 27 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

As costs pinch, is Cognizant targeting some women employees?

Madhumita Mukherjee went on maternity leave in early 2016. On resuming work, she found that her manager was reluctant to assign her projects.

Longer maternity leave may not mean good news for women

HR experts said that there are several loopholes that need to be bridged to ensure that no biases crop against employment of women in smaller companies.

PayPal enhances maternity, paternity leave policies

Online payments firm PayPal today said it has enhanced the company's caregiving paid leave policies for its employees in India, including more than doubling its current maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks and doubling its paternity leave from 5 to 10 days.

RS passes Bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was moved for consideration and passage by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, was passed by a voice vote.

26-week maternity leave for women employees soon in pvt sector

All establishments, including in private sector, will have to provide 26-week maternity leave to their women employees under a new bill, which the government plans to push in the upcoming Monsoon Session, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on July 1.

Nestle India hands it to women, grants 6-month maternity leave

Nestle India said since 2014, it has ICC (Internal Complaints Committee) across its all 12 units with the presence of an external member for prevention of sexual harassment.

RBS extends maternity benefit to 26 weeks

The paid maternity leave has been extended to 180 days from the present 84 days, while paid paternity leave has been doubled to 10 days, it said in a statement. The move is aimed at retaining talent and enable employees to reach their full potential, so that they can balance work and day-to-day life

Bill to raise maternity leave to go for inter-min consultation

The Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to extend the period of maternity leave of working women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks and will soon send it for inter-ministerial consultations.