Tag: Maternity Benefits

A century-old real estate company Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) follows very simple practices to welcome returning mothers.

From July 1, the company will provide a benefit of $20,000 to employees who opt for surrogacy and $5,000 to those who take the adoption route.

Enhanced benefits will be applicable to the women who were already on maternity leave when the bill came into effect.

The new maternity benefits apply for up to two surviving children.

The maternity and paternity leaves have been increased from 12 to 26 weeks and from 5 to 10 days, respectively.

The new policy includes 26 weeks’ maternity leave, 12 weeks’ adoption leave, 2 weeks’ paternity leave along with some other facilities.

Genpact has announced an increase in fully paid maternity leave for its women employees in India.

Starting 1 January, 2017, employees of all AXA entities in the world will be able to avail this facility.

The women-friendly work-linked benefits programme includes an increase in the paid maternity leave to nine months.

Adoption leave of 12 weeks and paternity leave of one week are the new additions besides the 26 weeks of maternity leave.

The move comes ahead of the Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha later this year.

Would the amendments in the Maternity Act make professional progress smoother for females or indirectly create new roadblocks?

As per the proposed amendments, maternity leave for women in both the private and public sectors will be enhanced to 26 weeks from the existing 12.

The modified maternity policy will not just support childbirth but also surrogacy and adoption

On an average, women comprise 3 per cent of the telecom workforce. However, at Telenor, the share of women employees has gone up to 11 per cent.

The FMCG player has introduced several new initiatives to promote a gender inclusive culture.

The move is aimed to boost a healthy and productive work environment as well as emotionally uplift the company’s workforce.

The company will allow all onshore employees to work 20 per cent less at full contractual pay, for up to six months— after they return to work, post childbirth or adoption— apart from 18 weeks of maternity leave and one week of paternity leave.

Telenor India has also adopted a six-month paid maternity leave policy, making it uniform benefits for all Telenor employees across the globe. 

India Inc. needs to address the systemic, culturally ingrained issues affecting women’s workplace experiences and career trajectories in order to be fully inclusive.