maternity leave
- India
Centre amends rules to allow maternity leave for staff in case of surrogacy
New Delhi: Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre. It has…
- India
Rajnath approves maternity, childcare leave for women soldiers
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to grant maternity, child care and child adoption leave to women soldiers, sailors and air warriors on par with their officer counterparts. The…
- Middle East
Oman announces 182-day sick leave, 98-day maternity leave for citizens, expats
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has announced significant changes to its labour laws, giving priority to its citizens and expatriates while introducing a range of new and expanded paid leaves, the Oman…
- Middle East
Can private sector employees get paid study leave in UAE?
Abu Dhabi: Private sector employees in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are entitled to a paid leave of 10 days annually, according to UAE law. According to the UAE’s official website, 10 days…
- Telangana
Telangana to ensure paid maternity leave for ASHA workers
Hyderabad: In the wake of extending support to field-level healthcare workers in Telangana, the state government on Monday announced paid maternity leave to all Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers. State health…
- Technology
Google stops paying remaining maternity, medical leave for sacked workers
San Francisco: Google is reportedly indicating ex-employees who were laid off while on maternity or medical leave that they will not be paid for the remainder of their time off. According to…
