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Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang has announced one year of maternity leave and one-month paternity leave for its employees. However, According to the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, a working woman is entitled to 6 months, or 26 weeks, of paid maternity leave. Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang informed during the Sikkim State Civil Service Officers’ Association (SSCSOA). […]
The times we live in are ever-changing, and the exponential rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is proof of this. The increasing utilization of AI spans across various business verticals, from recruitment and performance evaluation to marketing, customer services, quality assurance, factory automation, and more. As organizations heavily rely on AI, valid concerns […]
The Supreme Court (SC) of India has refused to entertain the Menstrual Leave policy PIL for girl students and working women seeking directive to all the state governments to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working-class women at their respective workplaces. The PIL was filed under section 14 of the Maternity […]
According to TOI, The Assam government has proposed 10 labour law amendment bills. The amendment in the bills is related to private sector employees. The purpose of the amendment presented by the Assam government is to promote “ease of doing business” and dilute the criminal penal provisions. The law amendment bills are as follows:- Labour […]
Amid controversy over the discrimination against pregnant women in joining service, Indian Bank said that it has not made any changes to the existing guidelines and no female candidate has been denied employment. Indian Bank said in a statement, “In some sections of the media, it has been interpreted that bank has framed new guidelines which […]
Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle giant. The employees were laid off from the Nevada Gigafactory. The lawsuit alleges the company’s decision to lay off more than 500 workers during May and June. Further, it stated that the employees laid off without due notice constitutes a breach of the workers’ rights. […]
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has organized the final Law review consultation on Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and the 2017 amendment. Some of the important suggestions made by the panellists are: Extend the paternity leaves so that the burden of raising the child is shared equally between both the parents Incentivising employers. Sensitization of […]
An online career platform for women JobsForHer has conducted a survey. According to a new diversity survey of 300 companies around 14 percent of Indian companies, including large enterprises, SMEs, and start-ups, don’t have any paternity policy. Survey findings on paternity policy 31 percent of SMEs and start-ups offer paternity leave. 57 percent of large […]
According to media reports, a Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) employee Thirumalai Selvan, an IT engineer, was terminated in 2015 after over eight years of service with the organization. After a legal battle for seven years, the labour court in Chennai has finally ruled in favor of the employee and has directed TCS to reinstate the […]
An order passed by the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government stated that no women workers can be bound to do the night shift in factories across the state. The order is passed to provide a safe environment for women in the workplace. As per the order, the woman will not be terminated if the woman worker refuses […]
Tata Motors held liable for unfair labour practice: Bombay High Court orders compensation for 52 temporary employees According to Justice RV Ghuge view that the employees were terminated strategically so as to ensure that they were not employed continuously for more than 240 days, the criterion to be deemed a permanent employee. The dispute has […]
The four labour codes are unlikely to be implemented this fiscal in view of slow progress on the drafting of rules by the states and also for political reasons like elections in Uttar Pradesh, a source said. The implementation of these laws assumes significance because once these are implemented there would be reduction in take-home pay […]
