Maternity Bill

Employees can draw gratuity of up to Rs 20 lakh tax-free, the government said today after a proposed law empowering it to fix the amount was passed in parliament with cross-party support. The move, which doubles the tax-free cap from the existing Rs 10 lakh, will benefit millions of employees in the public and private sector companies. The Payment ...

The passage of Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill in Parliament will allow government to fix period of maternity leave.

Parliament today passed a key bill that will empower the government to fix the amount of tax free gratuity and the period of maternity leave with an executive order.

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in the house, amid continued sloganeering by opposition members and counter-slogans by those of the BJP.

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 has given pregnant women an opportunity to avail an extended paid maternity leave of 26 weeks.

New Delhi: The labour ministry on Monday clarified that the employees already on maternity leave will be eligible for enhanced paid leave under the amended Maternity Benefit Act, which came into force on April 1. The amended Maternity Benefit Act was enforced on April 1, 2017. There was a confusion that whether the employees already on maternity le...

New Delhi: Six and a half months of maternity leave for women in the organised sector is now a reality after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 last week. The critics have pointed out that women in the informal sector, who form 95 per cent of the workforce, have been left out. Even within t...

Cash and productivity concerns could impact hiring, especially when funds are tight and most entrepreneurs favour running a tight ship.

The Rajya Sabha today approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described as a "landmark moment" the passage of a bill under which paid maternity leave in organized sector has been increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament today passed a bill in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more people and the entitlement will be for only up to first two children. For thir...

New Delhi:  The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, increasing the maternity leave to 26 weeks from present 12 weeks. As per the bill, a woman who adopts a child below the age of three months will also be granted a leave for 12 weeks. The Bill, after President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent, will become a law. I...

Nishu was 27 when she became pregnant with her son five years ago.  She was working with a start-up then. For a young employee like her, working in a start-up that was growing fast had been satisfying. Like other startups, her company offered unusual and attractive perks to their young staff. However, Nishu discovered that this was only one ...

New Delhi: The new maternity bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women was passed in the Rajya Sabha in August last year. While activists call it a progressive move for women, absence of any mention about the paternity leave in the bill is raising many eyebrows. Activists feel that by discounting the role of men, the pr...

It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...

Employees can draw gratuity of up to Rs 20 lakh tax-free, the government said today after a proposed law empowering it to fix the amount was passed in parliament with cross-party support. The move, which doubles the tax-free cap from the existing Rs 10 lakh, will benefit millions of employees in the public and private sector companies. The Payment ...

The passage of Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill in Parliament will allow government to fix period of maternity leave.

Parliament today passed a key bill that will empower the government to fix the amount of tax free gratuity and the period of maternity leave with an executive order.

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in the house, amid continued sloganeering by opposition members and counter-slogans by those of the BJP.

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 has given pregnant women an opportunity to avail an extended paid maternity leave of 26 weeks.

New Delhi: The labour ministry on Monday clarified that the employees already on maternity leave will be eligible for enhanced paid leave under the amended Maternity Benefit Act, which came into force on April 1. The amended Maternity Benefit Act was enforced on April 1, 2017. There was a confusion that whether the employees already on maternity le...

New Delhi: Six and a half months of maternity leave for women in the organised sector is now a reality after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 last week. The critics have pointed out that women in the informal sector, who form 95 per cent of the workforce, have been left out. Even within t...

Cash and productivity concerns could impact hiring, especially when funds are tight and most entrepreneurs favour running a tight ship.

The Rajya Sabha today approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described as a "landmark moment" the passage of a bill under which paid maternity leave in organized sector has been increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

Women working in the organised sector will now be entitled to paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as Parliament today passed a bill in this regard that will benefit about 1.8 million women. The new law will apply to all establishments employing 10 or more people and the entitlement will be for only up to first two children. For thir...

New Delhi:  The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, increasing the maternity leave to 26 weeks from present 12 weeks. As per the bill, a woman who adopts a child below the age of three months will also be granted a leave for 12 weeks. The Bill, after President Pranab Mukherjee’s assent, will become a law. I...

Nishu was 27 when she became pregnant with her son five years ago.  She was working with a start-up then. For a young employee like her, working in a start-up that was growing fast had been satisfying. Like other startups, her company offered unusual and attractive perks to their young staff. However, Nishu discovered that this was only one ...

New Delhi: The new maternity bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women was passed in the Rajya Sabha in August last year. While activists call it a progressive move for women, absence of any mention about the paternity leave in the bill is raising many eyebrows. Activists feel that by discounting the role of men, the pr...

It is the final day of the monsoon session of Parliament today. Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the bill for maternity benefits, which include 6 months' leave for pregnant women. The Lok Sabha saw a 5-hour long debate on the Dalit issue. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke in detail about the atrocities against Dalits, but said that there is no data t...