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Central Government Approves Maternity Leave For Employees Opting For Surrogacy
Central government's women employees, whose children are born through surrogacy, will now be entitled to maternity leave, according to an official order of the personnel ministry.
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Why Six Month Paid Maternity Leave Is Still A Distant Dream For Many
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...
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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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Barack Obama Says US Should Offer Paid Maternity Leave
President Barack Obama said on Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialised world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns.
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Central Government Approves Maternity Leave For Employees Opting For Surrogacy
Central government's women employees, whose children are born through surrogacy, will now be entitled to maternity leave, according to an official order of the personnel ministry.
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Why Six Month Paid Maternity Leave Is Still A Distant Dream For Many
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...
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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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Barack Obama Says US Should Offer Paid Maternity Leave
President Barack Obama said on Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialised world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns.
