Centre may reimburse private firms for increased maternity leave
6 years, 2 months ago

Centre may reimburse private firms for increased maternity leave

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to help women on maternity leave retain their jobs, the government may dip into labour welfare cess collected by states to reimburse employers providing maternity benefits to female staff, officials familiar with the matter said. The proposal comes in the backdrop of the amendment made in 2017 to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, under which maternity leave was increased from 12 to 26 weeks to enable women to breastfeed babies for six months after birth. “When the maternity benefit act was amended, many complaints were received from women that organisations had begun harassing women seeking maternity leave. WCD ministry officials said a proposal was made to the labour ministry to utilise the labour welfare cess collected by states to provide financial aid to private organisations.

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Centre asks employers to give maternity leave to construction workers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre asks employers to give maternity leave to construction workers

The Hindu  

The Centre on Tuesday asked employers to ensure digital payment of wages and paid maternity leave of 26 weeks to women construction workers. The advisory issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said, “For ensuring wide participation of women and providing gender equal opportunities in the highway sector, MoRTH has decided to issue an Advisory in line with …

Centre’s share in maternity benefit scheme is pending for nearly 2 lakh women, says Health Minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre’s share in maternity benefit scheme is pending for nearly 2 lakh women, says Health Minister

The Hindu  

The Centre’s share of ₹3,000 for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana -Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme is pending for nearly 2 lakh beneficiaries in the State, and the issue is likely to be resolved in a month, Health Minister Ma. Mr. Subramanian reiterated that only ₹3,000 alone was pending, and the State Government’s amount was being granted, and …

To help mothers, rethink the maternity leave policy
2 years ago

To help mothers, rethink the maternity leave policy

Hindustan Times  

The year 2022 was marked by India’s rise on the global stage as it took over the presidency of G20 and demonstrated the resilience of its economic recovery after the pandemic trough, outpacing several countries. Such a scenario shows that there is a need to revisit the 100% employer-funded model of maternity leave, question whether the country is ready for …

Rise in women wrongly denied maternity pay since pandemic
3 years ago

Rise in women wrongly denied maternity pay since pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rising numbers of pregnant women and new mothers are being denied their …

Maternity Benefits Act yet to have positive impact on women labour force participation: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Maternity Benefits Act yet to have positive impact on women labour force participation: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Maternity Benefits Act 2017 is yet to have a positive impact on women labour force participation as out of the 10 sectors reviewed women participation has dropped in more than five sectors since the implementation of the act, says a report. According to a TeamLease Report, Maternity Benefits Act 2017 has not helped in improving women labour force participation. …

Paid maternity leave to be increased to 12 months under Labour plans for 'step change' in treatment of working women
5 years, 2 months ago

Paid maternity leave to be increased to 12 months under Labour plans for 'step change' in treatment of working women

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New mothers would be entitled to a full year of paid …

Woman Employee Entitled To Claim Maternity Leave For Period Of 6 Months: Allahabad HC
5 years, 8 months ago

Woman Employee Entitled To Claim Maternity Leave For Period Of 6 Months: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Allahabad High Court held that a woman employee was entitled to maternity leave for a full period of six months as against only three months she was granted by the respondent District Basic Education officer, Bijnor and directed latter to provide the petitioner woman employee maternity leave with honorarium with effect from 30.12.2018 to 31.3.2019 as was prayed by her. …

A progressive maternity law is not enough
6 years, 6 months ago

A progressive maternity law is not enough

Live Mint  

Last year, the Union labour ministry increased the length of maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks through an amendment in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. GCWL director Harpreet Kaur says: “Paying the salaries of two employees for the same job, while one is away on maternity leave can stop firms from employing young women,” she says. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint …

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