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Tag: Maternity Benefits

Maternity benefits to women working in unorganised sector

The Maternity Benefit Act regulates the employment of women in certain establishments for a certain period before and after...

Maternity Leave Rules and Benefits: Latest Update 2023

The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 applies to all women employed in factories, mines, plantations, and organizations with 10 or...

Zomato introduces maternity insurance for female delivery partners

India's food ordering and delivery platform, Zomato has announced the launch of a comprehensive maternity insurance plan for the...

Contractual women eligible for maternity benefits: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that Contractual women are eligible for maternity benefits to adjudicate upon the issue....

Maternity Benefits if Contractual Employment Term Overshoots- SC

On Thursday, 17 Aug, The Supreme Court held that maternity benefits have to be granted even if the period...

Maternity leave should increase from six months to nine months?

Recently last month, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that both the private and public sectors should consider...

How to claim online Maternity Benefits for Insured Women in ESIC?

One of the two main statutory social security bodies, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has announced the Disablement Benefit as well...

ESIC Online Maternity Benefit Claim Portal launched by Union Minister

Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change launched the Employees’ State...

Govt approves 60-day special maternity leave in case of infant death

The central government has approved 60-day special maternity leave for women central government employees in case of stillbirth or...

CoinSwitch announces 8-month maternity leave for employees

India’s largest crypto investing firm, CoinSwitch has extended maternity and paternity leaves for employees. This policy is a part...

Maternity leave not just about child rights: Amicus tells Delhi HC

The Amicus Curiae has told the Delhi High Court that the infant's 'unselfconscious claim' on his mother's time is...

Maternity shouldn’t affect career prospects: Kerala High Court

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 aims to provide all benefits to a working woman in a dignified way....