Women Employees

Treat Plea Seeking Menstrual Leave As Representation: Delhi High Court To Centre

India News | ANI | Monday November 23, 2020

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Central government and others to treat as a representation, the plea seeking directions to grant paid leaves to all class of women employees including daily wage, contractual and outsourced workers during their menstruation period.

Zomato Introduces 10 Days Of "Period Leave" For Employees

India News | Reuters | Saturday August 8, 2020

Food delivery company Zomato has said it will give women employees up to 10 days of "period leave" per year, as part of an effort to combat what it said was stigma around the issue.

Pregnant Women Employees Exempted From Attending Office: Union Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 20, 2020

Pregnant women employees will be exempted from attending office, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

"Don't Have Women On Night Shift": KCR To Transport Staff After Veterinarian's Rape, Murder

Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday December 2, 2019

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, reacting to the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian, made a potentially controversial statement by saying that women employees of the state transport body should not be made to work at night as a safety measure.

Jewellery Worth Rs 2 Crore Allegedly Looted From Firm In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2019

Pledged gold jewels worth Rs two crore and Rs one lakh cash were allegedly looted by a masked man from a private finance firm after he assaulted two women employees, police said on Sunday.

Chinese Companies Offer 'Dating Leave' To Single Women Over 30

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Friday January 25, 2019

Two companies in China are offering extra time off during the Lunar New Year to unmarried women employees over the age of 30

Citigroup Reveals Women Employees Earn 29 Percent Less Than Men Do

World News | Rebecca Greenfield, Bloomberg | Thursday January 17, 2019

Citigroup Inc. offered an uncharacteristically blunt assessment of the pay gap between men and women in its global workforce Wednesday, revealing that female employees earn 29 percent less than men do.

Four Female Employees Arrested In Delhi Shelter Home Abuse Case

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 29, 2018

Four women employees of a shelter home in Delhi, where girls were allegedly abused by its staff, were arrested on Saturday, the police said.

All India Radio Employee Found Guilty Of Sexual Harassment

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 8, 2018

An All India Radio (AIR) official accused of sexual harassment by nine women employees has been demoted from his position and subjected to other salary cuts as he was found guilty, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Friday.

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.

Maneka Gandhi Asks Air India To Sensitise Male Staff On Female Colleagues

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday requested Air India (AI) to sensitize its male employees so that the women employees do not feel threatened or insecure in any manner.

Government To Revise GDP Base Year, Measure Women's Economic Contribution

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 15, 2018

At present, 2011-12 is used as the base year for calculating the GDP.

Central Government Approves Maternity Leave For Employees Opting For Surrogacy

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 8, 2018

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.

Budget 2018: Government To Contribute 12% Of Salary Towards EPF For New Employees

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday February 1, 2018

Contributions from women employees will be brought down from 12 per cent to 8 per cent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

Shame On You, Says Nitish Kumar, Interrupted By Women Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 20, 2017

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today lost his cool when a group of women employees of the health department, who are on contract, interrupted his speech to ask him about giving them permanent jobs