Maternity Leave

FIFA Approves Maternity Leave For Women Footballers

Santosh Rao | Saturday December 5, 2020

The FIFA Council on Friday passed landmark reforms to better protect female players, particularly in relation to maternity.

FIFA Proposes Mandatory 14-Week Maternity Leave For Female Players

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 19, 2020

The mandatory 14-week maternity leave would see players guaranteed a minimum two-thirds of their contracted salary.

362 Bihar Doctors Get Notice For Not Reporting To Work Amid Coronavirus Crisis

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday May 6, 2020

As many as 362 doctors in Bihar have been served with a showcause notice for not reporting to work without prior notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. This had led the Nitish Kumar-led government in the state to enforce another strict directive - no leaves, apart from maternity leaves, can be availed by doctors, healthcare workers and paramedic sta...

"Pleasantly Surprised I Wasn't As Rusty As I Thought," Says Sania Mirza

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Sania Mirza claimed a title in her first tournament in 27 months, capping off her comeback from a maternity leave in style.

Kerala Teacher Alleges School Removed Her After Maternity Leave

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

A pre-primary teacher of a government school in Kerala's Malappuram has slammed authorities of the institution alleging that they were not permitting her to rejoin duty after maternity leave.

At Facebook, Second-Class Workers Who Do The Hardest Job Are Paid Less

World News | Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post | Thursday May 9, 2019

The thousands of people who do the bulk of Facebook's work keeping the site free of suicides, massacres, and other graphic posts are not Facebook employees. As contractors employed by outsourcing firms, these content moderators don't get Facebook's cushy six-month maternity leave, aren't allowed to invite friends or family to the company cafeteria,...

No Maternity Leave To Ad-Hoc Female Professors, High Court Seeks Response From Delhi University

Education | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response of the Delhi University (DU) on a plea which alleged that the varsity was not providing maternity leave to its ad-hoc female professors.

Hyderabad Cop On Maternity Leave, Breastfeeds Baby Left By Drunk Mother

Hyderabad News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday January 1, 2019

The mother of the baby claimed that she had forgotten the area where she had given the baby to the man as she was drunk at that time.

DU Professor Writes To Varsity's VC To Grant Paid Maternity Leave To Ad-Hoc Teachers

Education | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 24, 2018

"Thousands of ad-hoc teachers have been suffering on account of 'no-maternity-policy' for non-permanent female employees. Many careers have been jeopardised because of this policy. In many cases, women employees had to report to work the very next day after child-birth," he said.

Women On Maternity Leave To Be Paid 50% Salary Of 14 Weeks: Centre

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 15, 2018

Taking note of several reports which indicated a decrease in the recruitment of women workers owing to an increase in maternity leaves, the government has decided to pay 50 per cent of the salary of 14 weeks to women on maternity leave. Earlier, under the Maternity Benefit Act, women were given paid leave for 12 weeks which was extended to 26 week...

Kate Middleton's Sweet Reply To A Little Girl's Question

World News | ANI | Thursday October 4, 2018

Kate Middleton recently ended her maternity leave with a visit to the Sayers Croft Forest School and Wildlife Garden at Paddington Recreation Ground in West London.

New Zealand's PM Defends Spending Thousands On Flight To Breastfeed

World News | Siobhán O'Grady, The Washington Post | Wednesday September 5, 2018

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is one of only two elected world leaders to have given birth while in office. Her daughter, Neve Gayford, was born in June, and Ardern returned from maternity leave early last month.

"Nice To Be Back", Says New Zealand's Prime Minister After Maternity Leave

World News | Reuters | Monday August 6, 2018

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned to Parliament on Monday to run her first cabinet meeting, six weeks after giving birth to her daughter, becoming only the second elected leader to do so in office.

No Maternity Leave For 3rd Child Unconstitutional: Uttarakhand High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 4, 2018

The Uttarakhand High Court has come to the rescue of a government servant who was denied maternity leave for her third child, terming a state government rule to this effect "unconstitutional".

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Disha Vakani AKA Dayaben May Not Continue With The Show

Entertainment | Written by Nilanjana Basu | Tuesday July 3, 2018

Disha Vakani went on maternity leave last year, when the makers of the show said that they don't want to replace her just yet