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Women Already On Maternity Leave To Get Longer Paid Leave, Clarifies Labour Ministry
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...
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Rajya Sabha Passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016
The Rajya Sabha today approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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Passage Of Maternity Bill Is Landmark Moment: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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.
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Maternity Leave Raised To 26 Weeks As Parliament Clears Landmark Bill
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...
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New Maternity Bill Reaches Lok Sabha, But Gaps Remain
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 ...
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New Maternity Bill Skips Paternity Leave, Makes Childcare Only A Mother’s Job, Say Activists
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...
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Bill For Maternity Benefits Including 6 Months' Leave Passed In Rajya Sabha
A bill that proposes six months' maternity leave for all working women has been passed by the Rajya Sabha today, the second last day of the monsoon session.
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Women Already On Maternity Leave To Get Longer Paid Leave, Clarifies Labour Ministry
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...
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Rajya Sabha Passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016
The Rajya Sabha today approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016.
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Passage Of Maternity Bill Is Landmark Moment: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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.
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Maternity Leave Raised To 26 Weeks As Parliament Clears Landmark Bill
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...
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New Maternity Bill Reaches Lok Sabha, But Gaps Remain
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 ...
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New Maternity Bill Skips Paternity Leave, Makes Childcare Only A Mother’s Job, Say Activists
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...
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Bill For Maternity Benefits Including 6 Months' Leave Passed In Rajya Sabha
A bill that proposes six months' maternity leave for all working women has been passed by the Rajya Sabha today, the second last day of the monsoon session.
