Cabinet approves amendments for paid Maternity leave: 5 key points
Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Aug 11, 2016, 08:51 AM ISTCabinet clears amendment to Maternity Benefits, Factories Act
Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act, that aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
Aug 11, 2016, 08:43 AM ISTGood news for private sector women employees! 26-week maternity leave soon
All establishments, including in private sector, will have to provide 26-week maternity leave to their women employees under a new bill.
Jul 01, 2016, 19:42 PM ISTGood news for women employees! Tata Teleservices increases maternity leave to 6 months
Tata Teleservices will give six months paid leave and an additional six months of half day halfpay option to its women workforce.
May 11, 2016, 10:41 AM ISTGood news for women employees! Airtel increases maternity leave to 22 weeks
To promote gender diversity across all management levels, top telecom operator Bharti Airtel has increased maternity leave for its women employees to 22 weeks from 12 weeks.
Mar 09, 2016, 13:29 PM ISTExtended benefits on Maternity leave: India Inc keen to go extra mile
The Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to and will soon send it for inter-ministerial consultations.
Dec 31, 2015, 13:27 PM IST