Maternity Leave – Asklabourproblem

Need Not Choose Between Motherhood And Employment

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

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…

Deloitte First to Introduce 26 Week Maternity Leave

Posted on March 28, 2016March 31, 2016 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

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…

Maternity leave available for women attain motherhood through surrogacy.

Posted on March 22, 2016June 2, 2016 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

The Bombay High Court recently granted maternity leave to a woman who had attained motherhood through surrogacy. The Court relied upon the judgment of Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court in the case of Dr. Mrs. Hema Vijay Menon v. State of Maharashtra & Ors, wherein it was held, “A woman cannot be discriminated, as far as maternity benefits are concerned, only on the ground that she has obtained the baby through surrogacy. Though the…