Paternity Leave

Odisha grants 180-day maternity, 15-day paternity leave for surrogacy

Odisha's policy aims to support families by providing much-needed time for bonding and caregiving, regardless of the method of childbirth

Govt employees to get six-month maternity, child care leave for surrogacy

In cases of surrogacy involving government servants, both the surrogate and the commissioning mother (with less than two surviving children) may receive 180 days of maternity leave

Standard Chartered gives 20-week paternity, adoption leave to all employees

The bank announced that the leave will be made available irrespective of gender, relationship status, or how a child comes to permanently join an employee's family

Pfizer announces 12-week paternity leave policy for its employees

The policy that came into effect on January 1, 2023, gives biological and adoptive fathers the option to take leaves in up to four tranches

Experts recommend paternity leaves extension to reduce mothers' burden: NCW

Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers, incentivising employers were among the recommendations made by experts, the NCW said

Scindia bats for paternity leave in airlines; wants 50% women pilots

Airlines must consider giving male employees paternity leave so that they, too, can share the responsibility of bringing up children, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.

Twitter CEO's paternity leave sparks question of how much is enough

In a sign of how quickly norms are evolving at US companies, the big question sparked by Parag Agrawal's announcement was why he wasn't using more of the 20 weeks that Twitter offers

Diageo India announces equal parental leave for all employees

Diageo India on Monday said it is providing its employees a 26-week parental leave, comprising all benefits and bonuses, irrespective of gender or sexual orientation under its family leave policy.

A circumscribed view of paternity benefits

Legal matrimony as the basis for granting benefits is an artificial distinction and also a narrow construct of paternity

Congress demands paternity leave across sectors in private member's bill

Proposed Bill to be discussed in next Parliament session

Parental leave shouldn't be gender bias: Deutsche India to grant 6-month leave to fathers

This is a major step towards breaking gender stereotypes