Maternity leave
SC Questions Limit On Maternity Leave For Adopting Older Children
The Supreme Court on Friday has questioned the Centre on the rationale behind limiting maternity leave benefits to women who…
‘Women Who Become Mothers Through Surrogacy Entitled to Maternity Leave’: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court has ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy are entitled to the same maternity…
‘Maternity Leave is a Basic Human Right’: Orissa HC
The Orissa High Court recently emphasized that maternity leave is a basic human right and its denial would be an…
NHRC Ensures Extended Maternity Leave For Temporary Women Staff In Tamil Nadu
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has successfully intervened in the matter concerning temporary women staff employed under…
Maternity Leave Is A fundamental right: Himachal Pradesh HC
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently ruled that maternity leave is a fundamental human right and its denial constitutes…
Woman Is Entitled To Maternity Leave Even After Childbirth: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently held that the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961 (Act) allow a woman to…