Maternity Leave

Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers was among the recommendations made by experts at the Final Law Review Consultation on the Maternity Benefit Act, the National Commission for Women said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court has granted the last opportunity to NDMC to respond to a petition by a three-month-old child against the denial of maternity leave to his mother, an employee of the corporation.

Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to grant one year maternity leave to a woman employee for her third child from the second marriage.

The UGC has a provision in the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of MPhil and PhD) Regulations, 2016, stating that "the women candidate may be provided maternity leave or childcare leave once in the entire duration of MPhil and PhD for up to 240 days"

Several regions in China have extended maternity leave by at least 30 days, in the latest attempt to encourage child-rearing as the country faces a demographic crisis fuelled by a record-low birth rate.

A landlocked province in northwest China, in an effort to encourage couples to have children, is looking to sharply increase the duration of paid maternity leave to nearly one full year, putting it on par with some developed economies in Europe.

Supreme Court sought response from the Centre on a plea challenging Constitutional validity of a provision of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states a woman would be eligible for maternity leave who legally adopts a child below the age of 3 months.

The duration of maternity or any other leave availed by guest teachers of Delhi government schools will not be taken into account while computing their working days, according to an official order.

Tokyo Games: Chirag Shetty from Mumbai feels this global health crisis can also have an impact on the performance at the Olympics but he is trying to stay positive.

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

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

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...

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

Breastfeeding Week: August 1 to 7 is marked as World Breastfeeding Week which promotes the importance of breastfeeding for the new born baby as well as the mother. This year WHO focuses in implementing maternity and paternity leaves along with a parent friendly work environment.

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.

Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers was among the recommendations made by experts at the Final Law Review Consultation on the Maternity Benefit Act, the National Commission for Women said on Saturday.

The Delhi High Court has granted the last opportunity to NDMC to respond to a petition by a three-month-old child against the denial of maternity leave to his mother, an employee of the corporation.

Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to grant one year maternity leave to a woman employee for her third child from the second marriage.

The UGC has a provision in the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of MPhil and PhD) Regulations, 2016, stating that "the women candidate may be provided maternity leave or childcare leave once in the entire duration of MPhil and PhD for up to 240 days"

Several regions in China have extended maternity leave by at least 30 days, in the latest attempt to encourage child-rearing as the country faces a demographic crisis fuelled by a record-low birth rate.

A landlocked province in northwest China, in an effort to encourage couples to have children, is looking to sharply increase the duration of paid maternity leave to nearly one full year, putting it on par with some developed economies in Europe.

Supreme Court sought response from the Centre on a plea challenging Constitutional validity of a provision of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states a woman would be eligible for maternity leave who legally adopts a child below the age of 3 months.

The duration of maternity or any other leave availed by guest teachers of Delhi government schools will not be taken into account while computing their working days, according to an official order.

Tokyo Games: Chirag Shetty from Mumbai feels this global health crisis can also have an impact on the performance at the Olympics but he is trying to stay positive.

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

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

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...

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

Breastfeeding Week: August 1 to 7 is marked as World Breastfeeding Week which promotes the importance of breastfeeding for the new born baby as well as the mother. This year WHO focuses in implementing maternity and paternity leaves along with a parent friendly work environment.

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.