Trump expands ban on transgender rights: VA denies fertility treatment for veterans under new rulesIn yet another crackdown, the Trump administration has brought a new rule which states that transgender veterans for Department of Veteran ...
21 Jun, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Historic Decision! Female tennis players opting for fertility protection now to get protected ranking from women's tennis body. What does this mean?Tennis players will receive a Special Entry Ranking (SER), which can be used to enter up to three tournaments, based on the 12-week average...
11 Jun, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
As infertility rates rise, India Inc rolls out family-planning benefitsMajor companies like Google, Accenture, and IKEA are offering fertility treatments and support to employees. Benefits include IVF coverage,...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
India Inc becomes fertile ground for family-planning perksFertility benefits covered include associated in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), genetic testing, associated su...
24 Mar, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
New additions to employee benefit offerings: egg, sperm freezingMedical experts say they are witnessing increasing demand from women for egg freezing in India. These women mostly work in sectors such as ...
27 Jul, 2023, 07.50 PM IST
Now, infertility treatment for employees gets India Inc coverRecognising the importance of reproductive health and family planning support, a clutch of companies like Accenture, Cognizant, Procter & G...
10 Jun, 2023, 07.07 AM IST
Gender unrest in China after single woman denied egg freezing procedureXu Zaozao captured global attention in 2018 when she approached a Chinese court after a doctor at the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ho...
15 Aug, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Beijing court rules against woman who wanted to freeze eggsIn China, national law does not explicitly ban unmarried people from services like fertility treatments, and simply states that a "husband ...
23 Jul, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Parkinson’s disease: How the right diet can help optimise the effect of medicationsIt can also strengthen the bones, relieve constipation, and maintain general health and fitness.
11 Apr, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
Companies push ‘we care’ branding, offer allowance for fertility treatmentProgressive organisations are paying greater attention to personal issues of employees. It’s not just fertility leaves, companies are now o...
06 Sep, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Dinner at 7, egg-freezing as benefit - How Uber plans to turn a new leafUber has extended a 24/7 counselling with pilot onsite counselors holding sessions 5 days a week in San Francisco free for employees.
15 Jun, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
Nine incredible perks companies like Google, Facebook offer to employeesAlmost 80 per cent of employees say that they would prefer new benefits, like health insurance or paid time off, over a pay raise.
20 Jun, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
9 over-the-top perks that will make you want to work at these tech companiesTech companies are coming up with new job perks that go above and beyond your traditional health insurance and paid vacation days.
18 Jun, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
Apple and Facebook's creepy HR policies for women employeesThink for a minute about the Apple and Facebook employee who does not want to avail of this wonderful opportunity to temporarily get off th...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
Freezing my eggs? No! I'd rather have work-life balanceShruti Sanyal, 28, a producer in a leading media company feels this concept will not click with a lot of Indian women, simply because of ou...
13 Nov, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Companies go all out to win women over at workIn India, a perk similar to paying for egg-freezing like the one Apple and Facebook have instituted may be perceived as "culturally insensi...
24 Oct, 2014, 10.57 AM IST
- Bush nod for pension rejig soon
Sweeping new rules aimed at prodding companies into shoring up their pension plans and ensuring that workers get the retirement benefits th...
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