Recently in the matter of Rasitha C.H. vs State of Kerala and Ors. WP. (C) No. 5507/2018, the Hon’ble Kerela High Court has reiterated that benefits of maternity cannot be refused merely on the nature of employment. In the present case in hand, the writ petitioner was working an Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology on contract basis at the School of Health Sciences, in Calicut University. She had been working with the said institute since…

While the Labour Ministry is still finalizing the amendment to extension of the maternity leave under the Maternity Act from 12 to 26 weeks, Deloitte declared its maternity leave policy last month. The 26 week long leave comes as a move to counter an absence of women in top leadership positions. Deloitte is one the first, of the big four (KPMG, PWC and EY) to declare the policy, and the other three shall follow suit…