Employers are required to inform women in writing, electronically about the maternity benefits available under the Maternity Benefit Act upon their joining the workforceThe law allows women employees to work from home in addition to the maternity benefit period if the nature of work allows that
3 min read12 May 2019If more women did paid work, India's national income would rise dramatically
4 min read27 Jun 2018The labour ministry has put out the broad contours of the policy to extend social security benefits and minimum wage for domestic workers
2 min read17 Oct 2017If we have a system where men are equally likely to take childcare leave, we place men and women on an equal pedestal
4 min read4 Apr 2017The government is signalling that biological commitments will not be held against a particular gender
4 min read23 Mar 2017Maternity benefits alone will not be enough to bridge India's gaping gender gap in the workforce
4 min read15 Mar 2017Budget 2017 should be about making some actual commitment reflected in higher allocations towards the social sector
4 min read26 Jan 2017The demonetisation sop is a unique opportunity to evolve the maternal and child health agenda into a universal Maternity Benefits Programme in the budget
5 min read25 Jan 2017The amendment in Maternity Benefits Act aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
1 min read11 Aug 2016All women in govt jobs who have a baby using a surrogate mother can now take 180 days of maternity leave; the leave can only be taken once
1 min read21 Jan 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared