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Supreme Court Questions Centre On Maternity Leave Restrictions For Adoptive Mothers
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which entitles only those women, who adopt a child below the age of three months, to seek maternity leave benefits.
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Take These Precautions Seriously During Pregnancy
This article will outline the essential precautions to take during pregnancy, ensuring a healthy and safe pregnancy experience.
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The Significance Of Sleep In Pregnancy
This article delves into the importance of sleep throughout the various stages of pregnancy, highlighting how it affects both maternal health and prenatal development.
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8 Health Benefits Of Taking Vitamin C Supplements
By incorporating vitamin C supplements into your diet, you can take advantage of these numerous health benefits.
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Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court
Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers.
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Train Drivers, Who Suffered Miscarriages, Now Try To Save Colleagues' Babies
A group of women train drivers, who suffered miscarriages while attending duties, has said the Railways Board should frame guidelines to transfer expecting female frontline workers to lighter or stationary jobs in offices
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How PM Modi's Policies Enabled More Women To Join Workforce, Reap Benefits
From extending maternity leave benefits to relaxation in labour laws to providing creches, the policies led by the Modi government have enabled a significant number of women to join the workforce.
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Italian Woman Who Faked 17 Pregnancies And Claimed Millions In Maternity Benefit Jailed
An Italian woman who faked 17 pregnancies to make a small fortune in state benefits has been jailed.
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"Denial Of Maternity Benefits Inhumane, Violates Rights": Delhi High Court
Denial of maternity benefits to a female employee is inhumane and against the principles of social justice as well as her fundamental rights as it stands in the way of her choice to bring life into the world, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Global Banks Expand Maternity Benefits To Retain Women Employees In India
Across India, global financial firms are expanding maternity benefits to include perks rarely seen elsewhere, part of an effort to attract and retain female employees.
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Analysis: Women Working On Contract Deserve Maternity Benefits Too
In the last few years, courts across India have held in various judgments that maternity leave and its consequential benefits should be extended to contractual employees.
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Contractual Female Employees Are Also Entitled To Maternity Benefits: High Court
Maternity benefits are a fundamental and integral part of the identity and dignity of a woman who chooses to bear a child, the high court said while holding that a contractual female employee is entitled to relief under the Maternity Benefit Act.
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Maternity Act "Discriminatory" For Adoption? Supreme Court Hearing This Month
Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who legally adopts a child below the age of 3 months would be entitled to maternity leave.
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Is A Woman Entitled To Maternity Leave For 3rd Child? What Court Said
Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court, which directed the government to consider the same on merits.
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Women's Panel Reviews Maternity Benefit Act, Says Extend Paternity Leave
Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers was among the recommendations made by experts at the Final Law Review Consultation on the Maternity Benefit Act, the National Commission for Women said on Saturday.
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Supreme Court Questions Centre On Maternity Leave Restrictions For Adoptive Mothers
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to explain the rationale behind a provision which entitles only those women, who adopt a child below the age of three months, to seek maternity leave benefits.
-
Take These Precautions Seriously During Pregnancy
This article will outline the essential precautions to take during pregnancy, ensuring a healthy and safe pregnancy experience.
-
The Significance Of Sleep In Pregnancy
This article delves into the importance of sleep throughout the various stages of pregnancy, highlighting how it affects both maternal health and prenatal development.
-
8 Health Benefits Of Taking Vitamin C Supplements
By incorporating vitamin C supplements into your diet, you can take advantage of these numerous health benefits.
-
Surrogate Mothers Also Have Right To Avail Maternity Leave: High Court
Orissa High Court has recently ruled that female employees who become mothers through surrogacy have the same right to maternity leave and other benefits as provided to natural and adoptive mothers.
-
Train Drivers, Who Suffered Miscarriages, Now Try To Save Colleagues' Babies
A group of women train drivers, who suffered miscarriages while attending duties, has said the Railways Board should frame guidelines to transfer expecting female frontline workers to lighter or stationary jobs in offices
-
How PM Modi's Policies Enabled More Women To Join Workforce, Reap Benefits
From extending maternity leave benefits to relaxation in labour laws to providing creches, the policies led by the Modi government have enabled a significant number of women to join the workforce.
-
Italian Woman Who Faked 17 Pregnancies And Claimed Millions In Maternity Benefit Jailed
An Italian woman who faked 17 pregnancies to make a small fortune in state benefits has been jailed.
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"Denial Of Maternity Benefits Inhumane, Violates Rights": Delhi High Court
Denial of maternity benefits to a female employee is inhumane and against the principles of social justice as well as her fundamental rights as it stands in the way of her choice to bring life into the world, the Delhi High Court has said.
-
Global Banks Expand Maternity Benefits To Retain Women Employees In India
Across India, global financial firms are expanding maternity benefits to include perks rarely seen elsewhere, part of an effort to attract and retain female employees.
-
Analysis: Women Working On Contract Deserve Maternity Benefits Too
In the last few years, courts across India have held in various judgments that maternity leave and its consequential benefits should be extended to contractual employees.
-
Contractual Female Employees Are Also Entitled To Maternity Benefits: High Court
Maternity benefits are a fundamental and integral part of the identity and dignity of a woman who chooses to bear a child, the high court said while holding that a contractual female employee is entitled to relief under the Maternity Benefit Act.
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Maternity Act "Discriminatory" For Adoption? Supreme Court Hearing This Month
Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who legally adopts a child below the age of 3 months would be entitled to maternity leave.
-
Is A Woman Entitled To Maternity Leave For 3rd Child? What Court Said
Is a woman entitled to maternity leave and other monetary benefits for the third child, the first after joining government service? This question has been raised in the Madras High Court, which directed the government to consider the same on merits.
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Women's Panel Reviews Maternity Benefit Act, Says Extend Paternity Leave
Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers was among the recommendations made by experts at the Final Law Review Consultation on the Maternity Benefit Act, the National Commission for Women said on Saturday.
