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kaamchor

works at

TCS

Is this fair?

On one hand, some women are taking benefit of this extended maternity leave policy by quitting or switching the jobs once the leave is over. Whereas on the other hand, to avoid such scenarios, companies are firing married women by giving lame reasons. Even a friend of mine working in a startup went on her maternity leave but was later laid off in between the leave stating some organization level restructuring. What do you think is the solution to this? I feel, making a new rule which stops women from quitting the job after atleast 1 or 2 years of the maternity leave will improve this situation, what say?

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spvinvestor

6mo

works at

Arihant Capital Markets

This is really unacceptable in these times. Women make great team leaders and employees, and every company should give them proper maternity leaves and welcome them back. The solution is accountability should be from women too - its understandable they don't know what their situation would be after they have the baby. It can be overwhelming to manage both work and baby, and it may be tougher than they accepted. So they should provide some sort of commitment and find a way to help the company out if they cant join back

kaamchor

author

6mo

works at

TCS

[spvinvestor](username) agreed!

a senior executive

7mo (edited)

I know it's unfortunate that some employees might misuse maternity leave policies, but hey its unfair to penalize all women for the actions of a few. Why don't we try focusing on creating a positive work environment so people dont of doing this

hrterminator

6mo

currently not working

But i think companies should stop giving paid maternity leaves so that no one can misuse it 😑. any other suggestions ?

an assistant manager

6mo

[oldshinchan](username) Woah, hold up! That's a bit harsh, isn't it? Paid maternity leave is a basic right for working mothers. It helps them bond with their newborns and return to work without financial stress.

hrterminator

6mo

currently not working

[an assistant manager](username) But they can still bond with their child without the salary and since they are not working for so long this time period should not be considered as a work experience 🤷🏻

an assistant manager

6mo

[oldshinchan](username) Whatt???? you need money to raise your child?

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