Second maternity leave can't be denied merely because sought within 2 years of first: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court ruled a second maternity leave cannot be denied within two years, stating the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 override...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
Beyond biology: SC backs equal maternity rights for adoptive mothersThe Supreme Court has removed a rule that denied maternity benefits to mothers adopting children over three months old. The court stated th...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
How much salary do women get on maternity leave - full salary or basic?Maternity Leave in India: Not many women know the benefits they get under the Maternity Benefit Act. This includes the maximum number of pa...
22 Nov, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
HC directs granting one year maternity leave to government servant for third childThe State government has studied the sensitivity towards motherhood and its deep understanding of the importance of wholesome rearing and f...
25 Mar, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea challenging constitutional validity of provision of Maternity Benefit ActA Bench of Justice S Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari sought response from the Central government on the plea which said that the pr...
01 Oct, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Government looking at enhancing, extending maternity benefitsThe proposal, if it goes through, is likely to cost an additional Rs 400 core to the government if it agrees to reimburse the cost for seve...
04 Jul, 2019, 10.13 AM IST
Small companies hire more men to avoid maternity 'burden'In the survey, 46% of the respondents said they hired mostly male employees in the last 18 months.
09 Mar, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
Government budget to reimburse maternity leave pay: Labour MinistryThe ministry has estimated that about Rs 400 crore would be the financial implication for the Ministry of Labour and Employment to implemen...
16 Nov, 2018, 09.36 PM IST
NCW sees spurt in complaints of maternity benefits being deniedMaternity Benefits Act states, any organisation with 50 or more employees must have a creche or day-care centre to help women get back to t...
12 Nov, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Maternity law: Big companies unlikely to go slow on women hiringAfter growing at 11% for the previous two years, the total number of permanent women employees in 32 Nifty companies grew at 5% in FY18.
01 Sep, 2018, 06.39 AM IST
Maternity Benefit Act: The new amendments might cause some pangs in the short runThe 2017 amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act were a bold policy action but a year on, it may have warranted unintended and unwanted con...
01 Jul, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
Maternity benefit also covers those already on leave: Labour MinistryThe Labour Ministry today clarified that the employees already on maternity leave will be eligible for enhanced paid leave under the amende...
08 May, 2017, 08.26 PM IST
Government to move maternity leave bill in Lok Sabha tomorrow"Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya will move the Bill tomorrow in the Lok Sabha to amend the Maternity Benefit Act," a senior official sai...
08 Mar, 2017, 11.12 PM IST
6-month maternity leave a boon: Working mothers90% working women who are not mothers are willing to work post-delivery. Among working mothers, 70% said they always wanted to get back to ...
06 Sep, 2016, 07.45 AM IST
Men will use paternity leave like a holiday: Maneka Gandhi"If men gave me one iota of hope by taking sick leave for child care, then yes, we can think of mooting a proposal for paternity leave," sa...
24 Aug, 2016, 07.29 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes Bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeksAs per the proposed amendments, maternity leave for women working in both private and public sector will be enhanced to 26 weeks from the c...
12 Aug, 2016, 04.18 AM IST
- Companies extend maternity benefits, make it easy for young mothers
Many Indian companies are starting to increase the maternity benefits extended to their employees, whether in the form of more their matern...
14 Dec, 2010, 02.51 AM IST