Care economy in India: EAC-PM working paper lays out a roadmapThe paper, Re-imagining the Care Economy: From Private Burden to Social and Economic Infrastructure and co-authored by Shamika Ravi, member...
05 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
8th Pay Commission: Government staff seek Rs 69,000 minimum pay, DA merger proposalGovernment employees are pushing for major changes in pay and pensions with the Eighth Central Pay Commission. They want a higher basic sal...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
New father says boss forced him to do office work despite his baby being in critical condition. 'He is blackmailing me'A software engineer’s post on Reddit has gone viral after he claimed his manager continued assigning work despite him being on paternity le...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
Hyderabad techie says he was asked to work during paternity leave while newborn was in NICU, sparks online backlashA Hyderabad software professional alleged his manager demanded work during approved paternity leave, even as his premature newborn required...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
SC asks govt to plan law for paternity leave: Here's what top court has saidThe Supreme Court of India urged the Centre to consider a law recognizing paternity leave as a social security benefit, highlighting the ov...
18 Mar, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Companies warm up to liberal parental leave policiesFrom April 1, financial services firm JP Morgan will be increasing paid paternity leave in India from the current 10 days to 16 weeks; adop...
05 Mar, 2023, 06.26 AM IST
Pfizer announces 12-week paternity leave policy for biological, adoptive fathers within workforceThe policy offers birthing and non-birthing fathers the flexibility to avail leaves over a period of two years. The minimum number of leave...
05 Jan, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
Diageo India announces equal parental leave for all employees; introduces 26-week paternity leaveEffective July 30, 2021, this policy is applicable to all new parents, and can be availed by new fathers anytime within 12 months of the bi...
02 Aug, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Flexi-hours in India, Denmark's 52-week paid absence: Look at parental leave policies across the worldThe US, Suriname and Papua New Guinea don’t have paid leave for new parents.
22 Jan, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Desi private biggies lag in paternity leaveAmong the home-grown private companies that do not offer paternity leave are India’s biggest private-sector employer TCS, tobacco-to-hotels...
12 Jun, 2019, 12.28 PM IST
CA Technologies rolls out parent leave policy to promote greater work-life-balanceMale employees will be eligible for the paternity leave if they have 12 months service at the date the child is born, or for adoptive paren...
09 Jul, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
India among over 90 nations without paid paternity leave for new dads: UNICEFCountries with high infant populations, including Brazil and Congo, all have national paid paternity leave policies, offering short-term en...
14 Jun, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Companies go liberal in giving time off to new dadsIn March this year, Ikea launched its six-month parental policy for both female and male employees; especially encouraging men to take more...
05 Sep, 2017, 12.15 AM IST
At Microsoft India, caregivers to get four weeks of paid leaveMicrosoft India on Friday announced four weeks of paid caregiver leave for employees who are looking after immediate family members with se...
22 Apr, 2017, 12.28 AM IST
Enhanced maternity, paternity policy at nascent stage: SurveyInterestingly, around 48.79 per cent respondents agree that paternity leave policy benefits would be just another form of 'paid leaves' to ...
17 Nov, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Paternity leave: New fathers deal with what companies dole outUnder Mondelez’s new parent policy, rolled out last year, male employees get 10 days paternity leave for a child, within a period of the ne...
27 Sep, 2016, 04.15 AM IST
Adobe strengthens family benefits policy for Indian employeesAdobe today announced enhanced family benefits policy for its employees, wherein there would be 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and 2 week...
13 Oct, 2015, 06.41 PM IST