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SC says maternity leave is a right, overturns HC verdict

Maternity leave is integral to maternity benefits and reproductive rights are now recognised as part of international human rights law like right to health, privacy, equality and non-discrimination......

Cong moves privilege notice against Amit Shah over Sonia statement

Congress Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday submitted a privilege notice against Union Home Minister Amit Shah accusing him of casting aspersions on former Congress President and Rajya Sabha MP......

SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual leave on Feb 24

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working women at their......

The Supreme Court Redefines Family!

'Nobody expected it to become a landmark judgment.''Because the Supreme Court has expanded the definition of family and included single parents, same sex parents, etc, the scope of looking at......

Why NHRC sent a notice to Modi govt

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Centre over reported 'anti-labour practices' at one of the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana's Manesar,......

More maternity benefits for working women

In a gender-friendly initiative, the government on Thursday approved a proposal for enhancing the maternity benefit given to working women from Rs 250 to Rs 1,000. The Union Cabinet gave the......

How New Labour Code Will Change The Workplace

India's labour landscape is undergoing one of the biggest transformation in decades. The government has consolidated 29 pre-Independence and early post-Independence labour laws -- many of them......

Maternity leave now raised to 26 weeks

The government is also thinking of introducing direct benefit transfer for women Cutting across party lines, elders in Rajya Sabha passed a Bill that provides for 26 weeks maternity leave, even as......

Paid 26-week maternity leave gets President's nod

The law also allows maternity leave of 12 weeks for a woman who adopts a child below the age of three months Women employees will now be able to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12......

EY's Pune office operating sans license under Shops Act

The Pune office of Ernst & Young (EY), in news after the death of a woman CA, was functioning since 2007 without a license under the Shops Act, which stipulates employees' welfare among other......

Maternity Benefits Act

News for Maternity Benefits Act

SC says maternity leave is a right, overturns HC verdict

Cong moves privilege notice against Amit Shah over Sonia statement

SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual leave on Feb 24

The Supreme Court Redefines Family!

Why NHRC sent a notice to Modi govt

More maternity benefits for working women

How New Labour Code Will Change The Workplace

Maternity leave now raised to 26 weeks

Paid 26-week maternity leave gets President's nod

EY's Pune office operating sans license under Shops Act

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