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Maternity leave
SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging conditions for maternity leave for adoptive mothers
Scroll Staff
· Oct 02, 2021 · 01:08 pm
Kerala HC reinstates woman fired from job for taking maternity leave
Scroll Staff
· Aug 06, 2021 · 02:30 pm
Fifa announces measures to protect pregnant footballers, including mandatory maternity leave
AFP
· Nov 19, 2020 · 06:30 pm
Maternity benefits not for women who have already given birth to twins, says Madras High Court
Scroll Staff
· Mar 03, 2020 · 01:28 pm
With women’s sport leading the way, male athletes could benefit from family-friendly policies too
Eric Anderson, The Conversation Keith D Parry, The Conversation John Batten, The Conversation
· Oct 29, 2019 · 02:45 pm
India’s generous maternity leave policy fails to cover 99% of women who need it
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· Sep 28, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Why it pays for Indian companies to hire more women, put them in leadership roles
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
· Sep 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Video: Extended maternity leave could cost 1.8 million women their jobs
Scroll Staff
· Jun 28, 2018 · 06:30 am
Rajya Sabha passes bill to double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh
Scroll Staff
· Mar 22, 2018 · 07:59 pm
‘It’s totally worth it’: Experiences of women who breastfed their children while at work
Neha Bhatt
· Aug 07, 2017 · 05:30 am
The business wrap: Reliance Jio, Paytm apologise for using PM’s photo in ad, and 6 other top stories
Scroll Staff
· Mar 10, 2017 · 06:02 pm
Women in India will now get 26 weeks of maternity leave instead of just 12
Scroll Staff
· Mar 09, 2017 · 07:49 pm
The big news: Rahul Gandhi ready to face trial in RSS defamation case, and nine other top stories
Scroll Staff
· Sep 01, 2016 · 10:29 pm
Maternity leave for Tamil Nadu government employees increased to nine months
Scroll Staff
· Sep 01, 2016 · 05:28 pm
Five reasons why Maneka Gandhi's cynical position on paternity leave must be opposed
Aarefa Johari
· Aug 26, 2016 · 05:30 am
Longer maternity leave may prompt companies to hire fewer women – and the law needs to prevent that
Shivakami Kumaramangalam
· Aug 14, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Rajya Sabha approves Bill increasing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
Scroll Staff
· Aug 11, 2016 · 06:50 pm
The big news: Air Force inducts indigenous Tejas aircraft into new squadron, and 9 other top stories
Scroll Staff
· Jul 01, 2016 · 02:33 pm
Centre’s proposal to grant 26-week maternity leave across sectors may soon be cleared
Scroll Staff
· Jul 01, 2016 · 11:29 am
Surrogate mothers are also entitled to maternity leave: Bombay High Court
Scroll Staff
· Feb 01, 2016 · 09:00 pm
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